Unit 5 Flashcards

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VID/VIS

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To see

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Envisage

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V. To imagine; to conceive of

Synonym: perceive

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Visage

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N. Face, facial expression

Synonym: expression

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Apparition

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N. an unreal figure, a ghost

Synonym: specter

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Perspicacious

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Adj. Wise, insightful, acutely intelligent

Synonym: perceptive, sighted
Antonyms: dim-witted, short-sighted

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Retrospective

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Adj. looking backward over a period of time

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Aspect

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N. A part that can be considered or viewed

Synonym: facet

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Introspective

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Adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Synonyms: meditative
Antonyms: shallow

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Phenomenon

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N. a fact or event which can be observed and or documented

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Diaphanous

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Adj. lightweight and transparent

Synonym: opaque

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Epiphany

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N. a moment of great insight, revelation

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Sycophant

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N. a person who flatters, a yes-man

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PARI

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Be visible, appear

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SPEC

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To look

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PHAN

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To appear, to show

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