Unit 5

Question 1

VID/VIS

Answer 1

Latin: “ to see”

Envisage, Visage

Question 2

Visage

Answer 2

N: Face, facial expression
Root: VIS
Syn: Expression

Question 3

Envisage

Answer 3

V: To imagine; to conceive of
Root: VIS
Syn: perceive

Question 4

PARI

Answer 4

Latin: “be visible, appear”

Apparition

Question 5

Apparition

Answer 5

N: An unreal figure; a ghost
Root: PARI
Syn: Specter

Question 6

SPEC

Answer 6

Latin: “to look”

Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective

Question 7

Perspicacious

Answer 7

Adj: Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Root: SPEC
Syn: Perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short-sighted

Question 8

Retrospective

Answer 8

Adj: Looking backward over a period of time
Root: SPEC

Question 9

Aspect

Answer 9

N: A part that can be considered or viewed
Root: SPEC
Syn: Facet

Question 10

Introspective

Answer 10

Adj: Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: SPEC
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow

Question 11

PHAN

Answer 11

Greek: “to appear, to show”

Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany

Question 12

Phenomenon

Answer 12

N: A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Root: PHAN

Question 13

Diaphanous

Answer 13

Adj: Lightweight and transparent
Root: PHAN
Syn: Opaque

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

N: a moment of great insight; revelation
Root: PHAN

Question 15

Sycophant

Answer 15

N: A person who flatters; a yes-man
Root: PHAN