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BAMS 4th Qtr Spec & Spic
Word | Definition |
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spec | to look |
spic | to look |
circum | in a circle or around |
ulum | a small -- |
intro | inwardly or within |
retro | backward |
-ive | a tendency or connection |
circumspect | watchful on all sides; mindful of situations and possible consequences; prudent |
expect | to look forward to the probable occurence or appearance of |
inconspicuous | attracting little or no attention; not really noticeable |
inspector | one who is appointed to examine something |
introspective | to contemplate one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations; the characteristic of looking inward |
retrospective | looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past |
species | group of related organisms that have certain permanent characteristics in common and are able to interbreed |
spectacle | something that can be seen or viewed, especially something of a remarkable or impressive nature |
spectacle | a public show or display |
spectacle | glasses |
spectator | an observer of an event; person who looks on without taking part |
specter | a haunting or disturbing image or prospect; phantom or a ghost; thing causing terror or dread |
spectrum | the distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, as by an incandescent body, arranged in order of wavelengths; band or colors formed when a beam of white light is passed through a prism or broken up by some other means |
speculate | think carefully, reflect, meditate, consider |
speculate | to engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence |
speculate | guess or conjecture |
speculate | buy or sell when there is a large risk |
suspicious | be likely to suspect; distrustful |
specimen | one of a group or class taken to show what the others are like; sample |
speculum | a mirror or polished metal plate used as a reflector in optical instruments |
speculum | an instrument for dilating the opening of a body cavity for medical examination |
speculum | a bright, often iridescent patch of color on the wings or certain birds, especially ducks |
speculum | a transparent spot in the wings of some butterflies and moths |