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Word Study-Roots: SPEC(T)
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circumspect (adj),  | careful to look at all possibilities before acting; cautious; aware of consequences |
inspect (v),  | to look at carefully in search of flaws |
introspection (n),  | the act of looking into oneÕs own thoughts and feelings |
perspective (n),  | one way of looking at things |
respect (v),  | to look up to someone; to show honor |
retrospective (adj),  | looking back at past things |
spectacle (n),  | something displayed for the public to see |
spectacles (n),  | glasses that help someone see better |
spectator (n),  | a person who watches something, such as a sporting event |
speculate (v),  | to look at and think about something from different points of view |
| spec | root or base meaning "see, look" |
| *or (n) | a suffix added to the end of the word, meaning "person who" does something, e.g. A sculptor sculpts pieces of art. |
| retro* | a prefix meaning, "back or backwords", e.g. Retro clothes are close that were popular back in earlier times. |
| intro* | a prefix meaning, "into, within, inward", e.g. An introductory paragraph gives the reader a look into or within an essay. |
| per* | a prefix meaning, "through or intensive", e.g. Your perspective is how you look "through" a situation. |
| re* | a prefix meaning, "back or again", e.g. If you redo a test, you go back and try again. |
| circum* | a prefix meaning, "around", e.g. The circumference of a circle is the distance "around" the circle. |
| *ion (n) | a suffix added to the end of the word, meaning "the act or process of" doing something, e.g. A correction is the act of "correcting." |
| in* | a prefix that sometimes means "in or into" (except when it means "not"). If you inspect something, you look into it carefully. |
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