Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/VIS
Envisage, visage
To see (Latin)
Envisage
To imagine; to conceive of (Latin)
Synonym: Perceive
Visage
Face; Facial expression (Latin)
Synonym: Expression
PARI
Be visible, appear (Latin)
Apparition
SPEC
To look (Latin)
Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective
Perspicacious
Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent (Latin)
Synonym: Perspective
Antonym: Dim-witted, short-sighted
Retrospective
Looking backward over a period of time (Latin)
Aspect
A part that can be considered or viewed (Latin)
Synonym: Facet
Introspective
Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings (Latin)
Synonym: Meditative
Antonym: Shallow
PHAN
To appear, to show (Greek)
Phenomenon
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented (Greek)
Diaphanous
Lightweight and transparent (Greek)
Synonym: Opaque
Epiphany
A moment of great insight; revelation (Greek)
Sycophant
A person who flatters; yes-man (Greek)