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Vocabulary From Latin & Greek Roots - Unit 5 Flashcards

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Envisage

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VIS
Verb
To imagine; to conceive of
Syn: perceive

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VID/VIS

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To see

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Visage

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VIS
Noun
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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PARI
Noun
An unreal figure; a ghost
Syn: specter

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SPEC

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To look

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Perspicacious

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SPEC
Adjective
Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short-sighted
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Retrospective

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SPEC
Adjective
Looking backward over a period of time.

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Aspect

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SPEC
Noun
A part that can be considered or viewed.
Syn: facet

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Introspective

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SPEC
Adjective
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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PHAN
Noun
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented.

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Diaphanous

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PHAN
Adjective
Lightweight and transparent.
Syn: opaque

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Epiphany

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PHAN
Noun
A moment of great insight; revelation.

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Sycophant

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PHAN
Noun
A person who flatters; a yes-man.

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