Unit 5 Flashcards
Vid/Vis
Latin: to see
Envisage, visage
Pari
Latin: be visible, appear
Apparition
Spec
Latin: to look
Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective
Phan
Greek: to appear, to show
Epiphany, diaphanous, phenomenon
Envisage
V.to imagine, to conceive of
Vid/vis
Syn: perceive
Visage
N. face, facial expression
Vid/vis
Syn: expression
Apparition
N. an unreal figure, a ghost
Pari
Syn: specter
Perspicacious
adj. Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Spec
Syn: perceptive
Ant: dim-witted, short sighted
Retospective
adj. Looking backward over a period of time
Spec
Aspect
n. A part that can be considered or viewed
Spec
Syn: facet
Introspective
adj. Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Spec
Syn: meditative
Ant. Shallow
Phenomenon
n. A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Phan
Epiphany
A moment of great insight, revelation
Phan
Diaphanous
adj. Lightweight and transparent
Phan
Syn: opaque
Syncophant
n. A person who flatters; a yes-man
Phan
