Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
Envisage
To imagine, to conceive of
Syn: Percieve
Visage
Face, facial expression
Syn: Expression
PARI
Be visible, appear
Apparition
An unreal figure, a ghost
Syn: Specter
SPEC (think spectacles)
To look
Perspicacious
Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Syn: Perceptive Ant: Short sided
Retrospective
Looking backward over a period of time
Aspect
A part that can be considered or viewed
Syn: Facet
Introspective
Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Syn: Meditative Ant: Shallow
PHAN
To appear, to show
Phenomenon
A fact or event that can be observed and or documented
Diaphanous
Lightweight and transparent
Syn: Opaque
Epiphany
A moment of great insight; revelation
Sycophant
A person who flatters; a yes-man
VID/VIS
To see