Vocabulary/Spelling Words 12/09/04
1. Circumspectly To view with suspicion
He listened to my story circumspectly.
2. Conspicuous Obvious, very easy to see
Her bravery was conspicuous when she fought off the big dog.
3. Disrespectful Rude, discourteous
Being disrespectful to a parent is sure to bring trouble.
4. Especially Uniquely, particularly
The doctor is especially well liked by children.
5. Expectation Reasonable hope
It is my expectation that you will all go to college.
6. Expecting Hoping, anticipating
They are expecting a new baby next month.
7. Inspect Look at carefully
Do you think they will inspect our luggage at the airport?
8. Inspection A look over
The inspection will include removing your shoes and belt.
9. Inspector One who checks things
One inspector looked at me as if I might be a bad guy.
10. Introspective Looking inside oneself, shy
I think sometimes that he is a little too introspective.
11. Irrespective not considered, in spite of
We will go ahead with our plans irrespective of the weather.
12. Perspective Viewpoint, position
It is a real bad deal from my perspective.
13. Prospect A possibility
We think the new ball player is a great prospect for our team.
14. Respectable Living a decent life
You have always lead such a respectable life.
15. Respected - Well thought of
There arent many people who are as respected as that woman.
16. Retrospect- Looking back
In retrospect, I think the new ball player was not such a good prospect.
17. Special Different, one of a kind
New Years is a very special day.
18. Specialty Something one does really well
The doctor says his specialty is podiatry and he takes care of peoples feet.
19. Specialize To learn to do something really well
If I ever specialize, I think it will be in making web sites on the internet.
20. Spectacle A show, A big production
Their argument was such a spectacle that everyone watched it.