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ENG COMP: Vocab 2-3
Vocabulary List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aspect | the way something looks when seen from a specific view; a particular appearance, as one of several possible, a phase |
| auspicious | looking good, as for the future; promising, fortunate; successful |
| conspicuous | easily seen; attracting attention because of unusual or remarkable qualities |
| convene | to come together, as for a general or common purpose; to cause to come together; to assemble |
| despicable | looked down on, as with contempt; deserving to be despised; mean |
| introspection | a looking into one's own thoughts and feelings; self-analysis |
| retrospect | a looking back, as to review or examine something that has occurred in the past |
| specious | looking reasonable, correct, or logical at first glance, but later proving otherwise, not genuine |
| specter | a vision, whether real or imagined; a ghost or terrifying aspect or any object of fear or dread |
| speculate | to look at a situation, often in advance, in an effort to figure out what will happen; to ponder or consider |