Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Envisage
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to imagine, to conceive of v.
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 n.
Syn: expression
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Pari
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be visible, to appear
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Apparition
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an unreal figure, a ghost n.
Syn: spector
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Spec
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to look
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Perspicacious
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wise, insightful, acutely intelligent adj.
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted, short-sighted
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Retrospective
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looking backwards over a period of time adj.
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Aspect
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a part that can be considered of viewed n.
Syn: facet
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Introspective
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contemplating one own’s thoughts and feelings adj.
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 which can be observed and/or documented n.
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Diaphanous
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lightweight and transparent adj.
Syn: opaque
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Epiphany
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a moment of great insight, revelation n.
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Sycophant
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a person who flatters, a yes-man n.
