Unit 5 Flashcards
1
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VID/VIS
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- Latin
- to see
- envisage, visage
2
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Envisage
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- v.
- to imagine;to conceive of
- VID/VIS
- syn:perceive
3
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Visage
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- n.
- face; facial expression
- VID/VIS
- syn:expression
4
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PARI
A
- Latin
- be visible, appear
- apparition
5
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Apparition
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- n.
- an unreal figure; a ghost
- PAR
- syn:specter
6
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SPEC
A
- Latin
- to look
- perspicacious, retrospectative, aspect, introspective
7
Q
Perspicacious
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- adj
- wise; insightful; acutely ineteligent
- SPEC
- syn:perspective
- ant:dim-witted, short-sighted
8
Q
Retrospective
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- adj.
- looking backward over a period of time
- SPEC
9
Q
Aspect
A
- n.
- a part that can be considered or viewed
- SPEC
- syn:facet
10
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Introspective
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- adj.
- contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
- SPEC
- syn:meditative
- ant:shallow
11
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PHAN
A
- Greek
- to appear, to show
- Phenomenon, diphanous, epiphany, sycophant
12
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Phenomenon
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- n.
- a fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
- PHAN
13
Q
Diaphanous
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- adj.
- lightweight & transparent
- PHAN
- syn:opaque
14
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Epiphany
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- n.
- a moment of great insight; revelation
- PHAN
15
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Sycophant
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- adj.
- a person who flatters; a yes-man
- PHAN
