Vocabulary List #1

Front

Phototropic

Because they are phototropic, daisies always grow toward the sun

Back

Tending to grow or move toward light

Front

Phosphorescent

Harvey stuck phosphorescent stars on his ceiling so that it would resemble the nighttime sky

Back

Giving off light without heat

Front

Photogenic

Lucy was so photogenic that total strangers often asked to take her picture

Back

Attractive in pictures or photographs

Front

Lucid

Sophie's explanation of quantum physics was so lucid that I understood everything

Back

Easy to understand; clear

Front

Elucidate

The attorney asked the witness to further elucidate the information he had

Back

To make clear by explaining

Front

Translucent

Through a translucent blue cloth draped over the window, we could see the sun

Back

Allowing light to pass through

Front

Circumspect

The marchers in the protest rally tried to be circumspect and not break any laws

Back

Careful; mindful of rules and consequences

Front

Prospect

The prospect of a trip to the dentist with my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling

Back

That which is expected

Front

Specter

Hattie seemed to see a specter in every corner of the dark house

Back

A ghost or phantom

Front

Invidious

One candidate made an invidious speech against his opponent

Back

Hateful or spiteful