Unit 5 Flashcards
vid/vis
to see
envisage, visage
visage
noun: face; facial expression
root: vis
syn: expression
envisage
verb: to imagine, to conceive of
root: vis
syn: perceive
pari
be visible; appear
apparition
apparition
noun: an unreal figure, a ghost
root: pari
syn: specter
Spec
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 period of time
root: spec
aspect
adj: a part that can be considered or viewed
root: spec
syn: facet
introspective
adj: contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
root: spec
syn: meditative
ant: shallow
phan
to appear, to show
phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant
phenomenon
noun: a fact or event which can be observed and or documented
root: phan
diaphanous
adj: lightweight and transparent
root: phan
syn: opaque
epiphany
noun: a moment of great insight; revelation
root: phan
sycophant
noun: a person who flatters; a yes-man
root: phan
