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What words has the root word spect in it?

Here are some words with the root "spect" meaning "to look at" or "to see":

General Words:

* Spectator: A person who watches an event or performance.

* Spectacle: A public display or performance, often a striking or impressive one.

* Spectacles: Eyeglasses.

* Inspection: The act of examining something carefully.

* Prospect: The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.

* Perspective: A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something.

Less Common Words:

* Speculative: Based on guesses or opinions, not facts.

* Spectroscopic: Relating to the use of a spectroscope to analyze light.

* Specter: A ghost or phantom.

* Specious: Superficially plausible but actually wrong.

* Respect: (While not directly from "spect", it is related to the idea of "looking up to" someone)

Words with "spect" combined with other prefixes and suffixes:

* Introspection: Examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.

* Retrospect: Looking back on past events.

* Circumspect: Careful and cautious.

* Expect: To believe that something will happen.

* Inspect: To examine something carefully.

Let me know if you'd like me to explain any of these words further.

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