Word Power 32-37

Specto (root)

to look

Introspective

Examining one’s conscious thoughts and feelings

Retrospective

Looking back or dealing with past events or situations

Circumspect

* Being watchful, careful, alert
* Wary or reluctant to take risks

Conspicuous

* Standing out and clearly visible
* Drawing attention or attracting notice

Inconspicuous

* Not standing out
* Not drawing attention
* Not clearly visible

Specious

Describes a claim that sounds accurate, but in reality is based on error

Perspicacious

* Having keen judgement
* Smart, sharp, perspective
* Applies to people, their reasoning and thinking

Animous (root)

Mind

Unanimous

Of one mind

Magnanimous

Being generous or forgiving

Pusillanimous

Petty and mean

Equanimity

Calmness of your mind

Animosity

ill will, hostility

Vita (root)

Life

Vital

* Essential to life
* Most important, crucial aspect

Vitality

Being full of life, energy, and strength

Revitalize

Bring back to life, fill with new life and energy

Vivo (root)

Life

Vivacious

Full of joy, animated, peppy, living

Vivid

Possessing the freshness of life, strong, sharp, bright

Revive/Revival

Bring back to life

Convivial

**Adjective**

Friendly, lively, happy

Credo (root)

To believe, to trust

Credo/Creed

Personal beliefs, code of ethics; the principles by which people guide their actions

Credence

Belief

Credulous

A willingness to believe almost anything, no matter how fantastic

Incredulous

An attitude of skepticism; non-believing

Credentials

* Documents proving a person’s right to a title or privilege
* Attributes that show a person’s or organizations experience, skill, achievement, or value

Urbs (root)

City

Urban

**Adjective**

Refers to cities

Interurban

Between cities

Suburb

Residential sections, or small communities, close to a small city

Intraurban

Within a city

Urban

Adjective to describe people who are cultured, courteous, suave, elegant

Rus-, Ruris- (root)

Country

Rural

**Adjective**

Refers to an area or location of country, farmland, fields

Rustic

**BOTH ADJECTIVES**

* Describes furniture or dwellings made of rough wood

**OR**
* Describing a person, antonym of urban; unsophisticated, boorish, uncultured

Rusticate

To spend time in the country, away from the turmoil and tensions of big-city life

Indefatigable

**Adjective**

Working hard, on go from morning to night, limitless energy, tireless

Versatile

**Adjective**

Has many purposes, multi-talented

Ingenuous

**Adjective**

Truthful, unsuspicious, honest

**ANTONYM: Disingenuous**

Stoic

**Adjective**

Nonemotional, uncomplaining

Intrepid

**Adjective**

Courage, fearless

Scintillating

**Adjective**

Witty, clever

Punctilious

**Adjective**

Precise, careful, exact