Unit 5

Question 1

Vid/vis

Answer 1

Latin. Means to see.

Question 2

Pari

Answer 2

Latin. Means to be visible, to appear.

Question 3

Spec

Answer 3

Latin. Means to look

Question 4

Phan

Answer 4

Greek. Means to appear, to show.

Question 5

Envisage

Answer 5

Verb. To imagine; to conceive of.
Root: Vis
Syn: perceive

Question 6

Visage

Answer 6

Noun. Face; facial expression.
Root: Vis
Syn: expression

Question 7

Apparition

Answer 7

Noun. An unreal figure; a ghost.
Root: pari
Syn: specter.

Question 8

Perspicacious

Answer 8

Adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.
Root: spec
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; shortsighted

Question 9

Retrospective

Answer 9

Adjective. Looking backward over a period of time.

Root: spec

Question 10

Aspect

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Introspective

Answer 11

Adjective. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings.
Root: spec
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow

Question 12

Phenomenon

Answer 12

Noun. A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented.
Root: phan

Question 13

Diaphanous

Answer 13

Adjective. Light-weight and transparent.
Root: phan
Adjective: opaque

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

Noun. A moment of great insight; revelation

Root: phan

Question 15

Sycophant

Answer 15

Noun. A person who flatters, a yes-man.

Root: phan