Unit 5 Flashcards

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VID/VIS

Envisage, visage

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To see (Latin)

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Envisage

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To imagine; to conceive of (Latin)

Synonym: Perceive

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Visage

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Face; Facial expression (Latin)

Synonym: Expression

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PARI

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Be visible, appear (Latin)

Apparition

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SPEC

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To look (Latin)

Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

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Perspicacious

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Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent (Latin)

Synonym: Perspective
Antonym: Dim-witted, short-sighted

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Retrospective

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Looking backward over a period of time (Latin)

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Aspect

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A part that can be considered or viewed (Latin)

Synonym: Facet

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Introspective

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Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings (Latin)

Synonym: Meditative
Antonym: Shallow

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PHAN

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To appear, to show (Greek)

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Phenomenon

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A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented (Greek)

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Diaphanous

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Lightweight and transparent (Greek)

Synonym: Opaque

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Epiphany

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A moment of great insight; revelation (Greek)

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Sycophant

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A person who flatters; yes-man (Greek)

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