Unit 5 Vocabulary

Question 0

Envisage

Answer 0

V. To imagine; to conceive of.

Synonym: Perceive

Question 1

VID/VIS

Answer 1

“to see”

Question 2

Visage

Answer 2

N. Face; facial expression.

Synonym: Expression

Question 3

PARI

Answer 3

“be visible, appear”

Question 4

Apparition

Answer 4

N. An unreal figure; a ghost.

Synonym: Specter

Question 5

SPEC

Answer 5

“to look”

Question 6

Perspicacious

Answer 6

Adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.
Synonym: Perceptive
Antonym: Dim-witted; Short-sighted

Question 7

Retrospective

Answer 7

Adj. Looking backward over a period of time.

Question 8

Aspect

Answer 8

N. A part that can be considered or viewed.

Synonym: Facet

Question 9

Introspective

Answer 9

Adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings.
Synonym: Meditative
Antonym: Shallow

Question 10

PHAN

Answer 10

“to appear, to show”

Question 11

Phenomenon

Answer 11

N. A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented.

Question 12

Diaphanous

Answer 12

Adj. Lightweight and transparent.

Synonym: Opaque

Question 13

Epiphany

Answer 13

N. A moment of great insight; revelation.

Question 14

Sycophant

Answer 14

N. A person who flatters; a yes-man.