Vocabulary Classical Roots Book B Lesson 10

SPECTO, SPECTARE, SPECTAVI, SPECTATUM

<L. "to look at"

VIGILO, VIGILARE, VIGILAVI, VIGILATUM

<L. "to watch"

auspicious

adj. Showing signs that promise success.

vigilant

adj. Watchful; on the lookout for danger.

speculate

intr.v. 1. To form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence. 2. To buy or sell something to make a profit but with risk of loss.

specter

n. 1. A ghost. 2. A haunting fear of future trouble.

spectrum

n. 1. The distribution of characteristics of a physical system, especially bands of colors seen as a rainbow or bands of differing sound waves. 2. A wide range of related qualities or ideas.

vigil

n. A period of staying awake to keep watch or to pray.

specimen

n. A single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category.

retrospect

n. A survey of past times or events.

introspection

n. Examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.

surveillance

n. Supervision or close observation, especially of a suspected person.