See It, Hear It, Feel It: spec, spect, spic (look), List 1

The words on this list all derive from the Latin verb specere, meaning "to look."
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  1. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  2. inspect
    look over carefully
  3. prospect
    belief about the future
  4. respect
    regard highly; think much of
  5. respectable
    deserving of esteem
  6. species
    a specific kind of something
  7. specimen
    an example regarded as typical of its class
  8. spectacle
    something or someone seen, especially a notable sight
  9. spectator
    a close observer; someone who looks at something
  10. speculate
    believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  11. speculation
    continuous contemplation on a subject of a deep nature
  12. suspect
    regard as untrustworthy
Created on Tue Apr 07 11:58:53 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Apr 07 13:47:44 EDT 2026)

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