Latin Roots: spect, port, form Flashcards

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Spectacular

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relating to, or being a spectacle; striking, sensational

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spectator

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one who looks on or watches

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introspective

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the act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings

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inspectator

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someone whose job is to officially inspect something

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retrospective

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-looking or directed backward.
-feelings or opinions about things that happened in the past.

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porter

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an attendant who carries travelers luggage for them

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export

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to send goods or services to another country

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portfolio

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-a case for carrying loose papers
-a set of pieces of creative work

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deport

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to carry or send away from a country; to banish

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support

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-to carry the weight of something
-to give assistance to, especially financially.

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reformation

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-the act of changing to make an improvement
-making changes to something to set it on the right track

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conform

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-to shape things together
-to be obedient
-to be in an agreement

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transformation

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a dramatic change in form or appearance

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deform

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-to distort the shape or form of; make misshapen
-to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing

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format

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-the way in which something is arranged or set out
-a pattern, plan, or arrangement

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prospector

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a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc.

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perspective

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one way of looking at things

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speculate

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to look and think about something from different points of view

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portable

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-capable of being easily carried
-usually being a lighter and smaller version than usual

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transport

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to carry something from one place to another

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import

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to carry into the country

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formation

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-the action or forming or the process of being formed: the formation of ice
-a particular position of soldiers in a unit

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reform

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make changes in order to improve