Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/VIS
Latin
“To see”
Envisage
Visage
PARI
Latin
“Be visible, appear”
Apparition
SPEC
Latin "To look" Perspicacious Retrospective, Introspective Aspect
PHAN
Latin "To appear, to show" Phenomenon Diaphanous Epiphany Sycophant
Envisage
Verb
To imagine; to conceive of
Synonym: perceive
Visage
Noun
- Face; facial expression
Synonym: expression
Apparition
Noun
- an unreal figure; a ghost
Synonym: specter
Perspicacious
Adjective
-Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Synonym: perceptive
Antonym: dim-witted; short-sighted
Retrospective
Adjective
-looking backwards over a period of time
Aspect
Noun
- a part that can be considered or viewed
Synonym: facet
Introspective
Adjective
-Contemplating one’s own thought and feelings
Synonym: meditative
Antonym: shallow
Phenomenon
Noun
- a fact or event which can be observed or documented
Diaphanous
Adjective
- light weight and transparent
Synonym: opaque
Epiphany
Noun
- a moment of great insight; revelation
Sycophant
Noun
- a person who flatters; a yes-man