Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/VIS
def.: to see
Latin
envisage, visage
envisage
P.O.S.: verb
def. : to imagine; to conceive of
root: VID/VIS
syn. : perceive
visage
P.O.S.: noun
def. : face; facial expression
root: VID/VIS
syn. : expression
PARI
def.: be visible, appear
Latin
apparition
apparition
P.O.S.: noun
def. : an unreal figure; a ghost
root: PARI
syn. : specter
SPEC
def.: to look
Latin
perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective
perspicacious
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : wise, insightful; acutely intelligent
root: SPEC
syn. : perceptive
ant. : dim-witted; short-sighted
retrospective
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : looking backward over a period of time
root: SPEC
aspect
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a part that can be considered or viewed
root: SPEC
syn. : facet
introspective
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
root: SPEC
syn. : meditative
ant. : shallow
PHAN
def.: to appear, to show
Greek
phenomenon, diaphonous, epiphany, sycophant
phenomenon
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
root: PHAN
diaphanous
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : lightweight and transparent
root: PHAN
syn. : opaque
epiphany
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a moment of great insight; revelation
root: PHAN
sycophant
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a person who flatters; a yes-man
root: PHAN
