Unit 5 and 6 Words/Roots - AP Sem, English 10

Apparition

An unreal figure; a ghost

Aspect

A part that can be considered or viewed

Diaphanous

Lightweight and transparent

Envisage

To imagine, to conceive of

Epiphany

A moment of great insight

Introspective

Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Perspicacious

Wise, insightful acutely intelligent

Phenomenon

A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

Retrospective

Looking backward over a period of time

Sycophant

A person who flatters; a yes-man

Visage

Face; facial expression

Vid/Vis

To see (Latin)

Pari

Be visible, appear (Latin)

Spec

To look (Latin)

Phan

To appear, to show (Greek)

Adherent

A follower of a person or an idea

Diffuse

Not concentrated or focused; wordy; to spread out or distribute

Diligent

Hard-working and careful

Dissolute

Devoted to sensual pleasure; lacking moral restraint

Effusive

Overflowing with words or feelings; gushing

Incoherent

Not able to be understood; nonsensical

Inherent

Existing as a natural part

Insoluble

Impossible to solve or fix; unable to be dissolved

Profuse

Plentiful; abundant

Recollect

To remember; to recall

Resolute

Determined; steadfast

Sacrilege

An act against a holy person or place

Her/Hes

To attach, be fixed (Latin)

Fus

To pour out (Latin)

Solu/Solv

To loosen, to solve (Latin)

Leg

To select, to choose, to gather (Latin)