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spec
(SPEK)to look or watch
Latin for looking carefully. A spectator looks; an inspector looks closely; a suspect is looked at.
rootLatin
Senses & perceptionSpellings:specspectspic
Example words
inspect
to look closely at
respect
to look back at — to honor
spectator
a person who watches
perspective
a way of looking at something — a point of view
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Related roots
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