Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcards

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VID/VIS (root)

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Latin; “to see”

words: envisage, visage

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envisage

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v. To imagine; to conceive of (vis)

Synonym: perceive

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visage

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n. Face; facial expression (vis)

Synonym: expression

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PARI (root)

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Latin; “be visible, appear”

words: apparition

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apparition

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n. An unreal figure; a ghost (pari)

Synonym: specter

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SPEC (root)

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Latin; “to look”

Words: perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective

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Perspicacious

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adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent (spec)
Synonym: perceptive
Antonym: dim-witted; short-sighted

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retrospective

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adj. Looking backward over a period time (spec)

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aspect

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n. A part that can be considered or viewed (spec)

Synonym: facet

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introspective

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adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings (spec)
Synonym: meditative
Antonym: shallow

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PHAN (root)

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Greek; “to appear, to show”

Words: phenomenon, diaphanous, epiphany

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Phenomenon

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n. A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented (phan)

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diaphanous

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adj. Light-weight and transparent (phan)

Synonym: opaque

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epiphany

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n. A moment of great insight; revelation

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