Unit 1 Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots (English I)

phototropic

(adj.) tending to grow or move toward light

phosphorescent

(adj.) giving off light without heat

photogenic

(adj.) attractive in pictures or photographs

lucid

(adj.) easy to understand; clear
SYN: comprehensible
ANT: confusing

elucidate

(v.) to make clear by explaining
SYN: clarify
ANT: confuse

translucent

(adj.) allowing light to pass though
SYN: semi-transparent

circumspect

(adj.) careful; mindful of rules and consequences
SYN: prudent
ANT: reckless

prospect

(n.) that which is expected

specter

(n.) a ghost or phantom

invidious

(adj.) hateful or spiteful
SYN: defamatory
ANT: pleasant

providential

(adj.) happening by good fortune
SYN: fortunate
ANT: unlucky

improvise

to create without any forethought or preparation

PHOT/PHOS

light (Greek)

LUC (Latin)

light

SPEC/SPECT

to look at

VID/VIS

to see, to look