Flashcards in Unit-5 Deck (15):
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VID/VIS
Latin: To see
Envisage, Visage,
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PARI
Latin: Be visible, appear
Apparition
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SPEC
Latin: to look
Perspicacious, retrospective, aspect, introspective
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PHAN
Greek: to appear, to show
Phenomenon, Diaphanous, epiphany, sycophant
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Envisage
Verb
To imagine, to conceive of
Vis
Syn- perceive
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Visage
Noun
Face, facial expression
Vis
Syn- expression
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Apparition
Noun
An unreal figure, a ghost
Pari
Syn- specter
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Perspicacious
Adj.
Wise, insightful, acutely intelligent
Spec
Syn- perceptive
Ant- dim-witted
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Retrospective
Adj.
looking backward over a period of time
Spec
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Aspect
Noun
a part that can be considered or viewed
Spec
Syn- facet
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Introspective
Adj.
contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings
Spec
Syn- meditative
Ant- shallow
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Phenomenon
Noun
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Phen
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Epiphany
Noun
A moment of great insight; revelation
Phen
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Sycophant
Noun
A person who flatters, a yes-man
Phen
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