Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards by David Vela | Brainscape

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Envisage

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To imagine, to conceive of

Syn: Percieve

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VID/VIS

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To see

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Visage

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Face, facial expression

Syn: Expression

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PARI

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Be visible, appear

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Apparition

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An unreal figure, a ghost

Syn: Specter

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SPEC (think spectacles)

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To look

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Perspicacious

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Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent

Syn: Perceptive Ant: Short sided

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Retrospective

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Looking backward over a period of time

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Aspect

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A part that can be considered or viewed

Syn: Facet

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Introspective

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Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Syn: Meditative Ant: Shallow

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PHAN

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To appear, to show

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Phenomenon

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A fact or event that can be observed and or documented

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Diaphanous

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Lightweight and transparent

Syn: Opaque

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Epiphany

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A moment of great insight; revelation

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Sycophant

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A person who flatters; a yes-man

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