Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/VIS
Latin: Videre, Visum means “to see”
Envisage, Visage
Envisage
V. To imagine; to conceive of.
Root: Vis
Syn: Perceive
Ant:
Visage
N. Face; facial expression.
Root: Vis
Syn: Expression
Ant:
PARI
Latin: Parere, Partium means “be visible; appear”
Apparition
Apparition
N. An unreal figure; a ghost.
Root: Pari
Syn: Specter
Ant:
SPEC
Latin: Specere, Spectum means “to look”
Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective
Perspicacious
Adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.
Root: Spec
Syn: Perceptive
Ant: Dim-witted; short-sighted
Retrospective
Adj. Looking backward over a time.
Root: Spec
Syn:
Ant:
Aspect
N. A part that can be considered or viewed.
Root: Spec
Syn: Facet
Ant:
Introspective
Adg. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings.
Root: Spec
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow
PHAN
Greek: Phanein means “to appear, to show”
Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany, Sycophant
Phenomenon
N. A fact or event which can be observed and/ or documented.
Root: Phan
Syn:
Ant:
Diaphonous
Adj. Lightweight and transparent.
Root: Phan
Syn: Opaque
Ant:
Epiphany
N. A moment of great insight; revelation.
Root: Phan
Syn:
Ant:
Sychophant
N. A man who flatters; a yes-man.
Root: Phan
Syn:
Ant:
