Latin Root -Spec-

The Latin root -spec- comes from the Latin word specere, which means:

• to hear

• to touch

• to see

• to taste

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word "prospect" combines the prefix pro-, meaning "forward," with -spec-. What does "prospect" mean?

• Something that is looked forward to, hoped for, or anticipated

• Something that is looked back on

• Something that is ignored

• Something that is forgotten

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word means "something remarkable or strange to look at; a grand public display"?

• speculate

• aspect

• spectacle

• introspective

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

Which word means "to think about something and make a guess about it"?

• prospective

• speculate

• aspect

• introspective

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Krista could only __________ about what had happened to her watch, but she did remember that the clasp had been loose.

• speculate

• ignore

• forget

• deny

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The pet costume parade is a fun __________ that draws large crowds every year.

• spectacle

• event

• gathering

• show

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Consider every __________ of the problem before you determine that you know the right solution for you.

• aspect

• part

• side

• angle

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word means "something remarkable or strange to look at; a grand public display"?

• spectacle

• ordinary

• commonplace

• routine

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

What does the word "retrospect" mean?

• specific point of view

• a looking back on the past

• trusting; not aware of potential harm

• careful; cautious; safe

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of "circumspect"?

• specific point of view

• a looking back on the past

• careful; cautious; safe

• trusting; not aware of potential harm

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A