Unit 18 Vocabulary Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: Aes
Syn: Artistic
Aes
Greek. means feeling, perception
Aesthetic, Anesthetic
Anesthetic
N. A substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: Aes
Path
Greek. Pathien means to feel
Apathetic, Empathy, Pathos, Antipathy
Apathetic
Adj. Not interested, having no strong emotion towards
Root: Path
Syn: Indifferent
Empathy
N. Sharing of another’s emotion
Root: Path
Syn: Compassion
Ant: Oppostion
Pathos
N. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
Root: Path
Syn: Pitifulness
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: Path
Syn: Dislike
Ant: Sympathy
Sens/Sent
Latin. Sentire, Sensum means to feel, to be aware
Sentient, Sentinel, Sentiment, Presentment
Sentient
Adj. Conscious, aware
Root: Sent
Ant: Unaware
Sentinel
N. One who watches or guards
Root: Sent
Sentiment
N. A feeling about something
Root: Sent
Syn: Attitude
Presentment
N. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: Sent
Syn: Foreboding
Tang/Tact
Latin. Tangere,Tactum means to touch
Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Tangible
Adj. Able to be grasped or perceived
Root: Tang
Syn: Concrete
Ant: Abstract