Unit 5 Vocab.

Question 1

VID/VIS

Answer 1

Latin “to see”; envisage, visage

Question 2

envisage

Answer 2

v. “to imagine; to conceive of”; L. in- “in”; synonym: perceive

Question 3

visage

Answer 3

n. “face; facial expression”; synonym: expression

Question 4

PARI

Answer 4

Latin “be visible, appear”; apparition

Question 5

apparition

Answer 5

n. “an unreal figure; a ghost”; L. ad “to”; synonym: specter

Question 6

SPEC

Answer 6

Latin “to look”; perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

Question 7

perspicacious

Answer 7

adj. “wise; insightful; acutely intelligent”; L. per- “through”;
synonym: perceptive antonym: dim-witted; short-sighted

Question 8

retrospective

Answer 8

adj. “looking backward over a period of time”; L. retro- “backwards”

Question 9

aspect

Answer 9

n. “a part that can be considered or viewed”; L. ad- “toward”; synonym: facet

Question 10

introspective

Answer 10

adj. “contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings”; L. intro- “within”; synonym: meditative antonym: shallow

Question 11

PHAN

Answer 11

Greek “to appear, to show”; phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant

Question 12

phenomenon

Answer 12

n. “a fact or event which can be observed ad/ or documented”

Question 13

diaphanous

Answer 13

adj. “lightweight and transparent”; G. dia- “through”;

synonym: opaque

Question 14

epiphany

Answer 14

n. “ a moment of great insight; revelation”; G. epi- “near to”

Question 15

sycophant

Answer 15

n. “a person which flatters; a yes-man”; G. sukos- “fig”