Unit 5

Question 1

VID / VIS

Answer 1

Latin, means”to see”

Envisage, visage

Question 2

Envisage

Answer 2

Verb, means “to imagine; to conceive of”
Root: VID/VIS
Syn: perceive

Question 3

Visage

Answer 3

Noun, means “face; facial expression”
Root: VID/VIS
Syn: expression

Question 4

PARI

Answer 4

Latin, means “be visible, appear”

Apparition

Question 5

Apparition

Answer 5

Noun, means “an unreal figure; a ghost”
Root: PARI
Syn: specter

Question 6

SPEC

Answer 6

Latin, means “to look”

Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

Question 7

Perspicacious

Answer 7

Adj., means “wise; insightful; acutely intelligent”
Root: SPEC
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short sighted

Question 8

Retrospective

Answer 8

Adj., means “looking backward over a period of time”

Root: SPEC

Question 9

Aspect

Answer 9

Noun, means “a part that can be considered or viewed”
Root: SPEC
Syn: facet

Question 10

Introspective

Answer 10

Adj., means “contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings”
Root: SPEC
Syn: mediative
Ant: shallow

Question 11

PHAN

Answer 11

Greek, means “to appear, to show”

Phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant

Question 12

Phenomenon

Answer 12

Noun, means “a fact or event which can be observed or documented”
Root: PHAN

Question 13

Diaphanous

Answer 13

Adj., means “light weight and transparent”
Root: PHAN
Syn: opaque

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

Noun, means “a moment of great insight; revelation”

Root: PHAN

Question 15

Sycophant

Answer 15

Noun, means “a person who flatters; a yes-man”

Root: PHAN