Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards
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Envisage
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Root: vis
Verb
To imagine, to conceive of
Synonym: perceive
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Vid/Vis
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To see
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Visage
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Root: vis
Noun
Face, facial expression
Synonym: expression
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Pari
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To be visible, appear
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Apparition
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Root: pari
Noun
An unreal figure, a ghost
Synonym: specter
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Spec
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To look
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Perspicacious
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Root: spec Adjective Wise, insightful, actually intelligent Synonym: perceptive Antonym: dim-witted, short-sighted
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Retrospective
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Root: Spec
Adjective
Looking backwards over a period of time
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Aspect
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Root: spec
Noun
A part that can be considered or viewed
Synonym: facet
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Introspective
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Root: spec Adjective Contemplating one's own thoughts or feelings Synonym: meditative Antonym: shallow
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Phan
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To appear or show
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Phenomenon
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Root: phan
Noun
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
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Diaphanous
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Root: phan
Adjective
Lightweight and transparent
Synonym: opaque
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Epiphany
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Root: phan
Noun
A moment of great insight, revelation
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Sycophant
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Root: phan
Noun
A person who flatters; a yes man
