Unit 5 Flashcards
V. To imagine, to conceive of
Root: vid/Vis
Syn: perceive
Envisage
“To see”
Envisage, visage
Vid/Vis
N. face; facial expression
Root: vid/Vis
Syn: expression
Visage
“Be visible, appear”
Apparition
Pari
N. an unreal figure; a ghost
Root: Pari
Syn: Specter
Apparition
“To look”
Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective
Spec
Adj. wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Root: spec
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short-sided
Perspicacious
Adj. looking backward over a period of time
Root: spec
Retrospective
N. a part that can be considered or viewed
Root: spec
Syn: facet
Aspect
Adj. contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: spec
Syn: Meditative
Ant: shallow
Introspective
“To appear, to show”
Phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant,
Phan
N. a fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Root: phan
Phenomenon
Lightweight and transparent
Root: phan
Syn: opaque
Diaphanous
N. a moment of great insight; revelation
Root: phan
Epiphany
N. a person who flatters; a yes-man
Root: phan
Sycophant
