Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/ VIS
Latin: Videre, Visum means to “see”
Envisage, Visage.
Envisage
n. To imagine; to conceive of.
Root: Vis
Syn: Perceive.
Visage
n. Face; facial expression.
Root: Vis
Syn: Expression
PARI
Latin: Parere, Paritum means to “be visible, appear.
Apparition
Apparition
n. An unreal figure; a ghost.
Root: Pari
Syn: Specter
SPEC
Latin: Specere, Spectum means to “look”
Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective.
Perspicacious
adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent. Root: Spec Syn: Perceptive Ant: dim-witted short-sighted
Retrospective
adj. Looking backwards over a period of time .
Root: Spec
Aspect
n. A part that can be considered or viewed.
Syn:Vacet
Introspective
adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings.
Root: Spec
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow
PHAN
Greek: Phanein means to “appear, to show”
Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany, Sycophant.
Phenomenon
n. A fact or event that can be observed and/or documented.
Root: Phan
Diaphanous
adj. Light-weight and transparent.
Root: Phan
Syn: Opaque
Epiphany
n. A moment of great insight; revelation.
Root: Phan
Sycophant
n. A person who flatters; a yes-man.
Root: Phan