Unit 5

Question 1

VID / VIS

Answer 1

Latin: “to see”

Envisage, visage

Question 2

Envisage

Answer 2

Verb. To imagine; to conceive of
Root: Vis
Syn: perceive

Question 3

Visage

Answer 3

Noun. Face; facial expression
Root: Vis
Syn: expression

Question 4

PARI

Answer 4

Latin: “be visible, appear”

Apparition

Question 5

Apparition

Answer 5

Noun. An unreal figure, a ghost
Root: Pari
Syn: specter

Question 6

SPEC

Answer 6

Latin: “to look”

Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

Question 7

Perspicacious

Answer 7

Adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Root: Spec
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted, short-sighted

Question 8

Restrospective

Answer 8

Adj. Looking backward over a period of time

Root: Spec

Question 9

Aspect

Answer 9

Noun. A part that can be considered or viewed
Root: Spec
Syn: facet

Question 10

Introspective

Answer 10

Adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: Spec
Syn: meditative
Ant: shallow

Question 11

PHAN

Answer 11

Latin: “to appear, to show”

Phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant

Question 12

Phenomenon

Answer 12

Noun. A fact or event that can be observed and/or documented

Root: Phan

Question 13

Diaphanous

Answer 13

Adj. Lightweight and transparent
Root: Phan
Ant: opaque

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

Noun. A moment of great insight; revelation

Root: Phan

Question 15

Sycophant

Answer 15

Noun. A person who flatters; a yes-man

Root: Phan