Unit 5

Question 1

VID/VIS

Answer 1

Latin: “to see”

Envisage, Visage

Question 2

PARI

Answer 2

Latin: “be visible, appear”

Apparition

Question 3

SPEC

Answer 3

Latin: “to look”

Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective

Question 4

PHAN

Answer 4

Greek: “to appear, show”

Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany, Sycophant

Question 5

Envisage

Answer 5

v. To imagine; to conceive of.
Root: VID/VIS
Synonym: Perceive

Question 6

Visage

Answer 6

n. Face; facial expression.
Root: VID/VIS
Synonym: Expression

Question 7

Apparition

Answer 7

n. An unreal figure; a ghost.
Root: PARI
Synonym: Specter

Question 8

Perspicacious

Answer 8

adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.
Root: SPEC
Synonym: Perceptive
Antonym: Dim-witted; short-sighted

Question 9

Retrospective

Answer 9

adj. Looking backward over a period of time.

Root: SPEC

Question 10

Aspect

Answer 10

n. A part that can be considered or viewed.
Root: SPEC
Synonym: Facet

Question 11

Introspective

Answer 11

adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings.
Root: SPEC
Synonym: Meditative
Antonym: Shallow

Question 12

Phenomenon

Answer 12

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

Root: PHAN

Question 13

Diaphanous

Answer 13

adj. Lightweight and transparent.
Root: PHAN
Synonym: Opaque

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

n. A moment of great insight; revelation.

Root: PHAN

Question 15

Sycophant

Answer 15

n. A person who flatters; a yes-man.

Root: PHAN