Unit 5 Flashcards

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Vid/vis

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Latin: means “to see”

Envisage, visage

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Envisage

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

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Visage

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

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Pari

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Latin: means “be visible, appear”

Apparition

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Apparition

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N. An unreal figure; ghost
Root: Pari
Syn: specter

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Spec

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Latin: means “to look”

Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

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Perspicacious

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

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Retrospective

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Adj. Looking backward over a period of time

Root: Spec

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Aspect

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

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Introspective

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

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Phan

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Greek: means “to appear, to show”

Phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany

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Phenomenon

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N. A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

Root: Phan

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Diaphanous

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Adj. Light-weight and transparent
Root: Phan
Syn: opaque

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Epiphany

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N. A moment of great insight; revelation

Root: Phan

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Sycophant

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N. A person who flatters; a yes-man

Root: Phan

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