Unit 7: Spec-/Scope-/Tact-

Question 1

(verb) to think about something and make guesses about it; to form ideas or theories about something even if there are many things not known about it.

Answer 1

speculate

Question 2

(noun) a person who watches an event, show, game, activity, etc. often as part of an audience

Answer 2

spectator

Question 3

(noun) a very impressive show; something that attracts attention because it is very unusual or very shocking.

Answer 3

spectacle

Question 4

(noun) a tube that has mirrors and loose pieces of colored glass or plastic inside at one end so that you see many different patterns when you turn the tube while looking in through the other end.

Answer 4

kaleidscope

Question 5

(adjective) able to be seen only through a microscope; extremely small

Answer 5

microscopic

Question 6

(noun) advice and future predictions based on the date of a person’s birth and the positions of the stars and planets.

Answer 6

horoscope

Question 7

(adjective) easily seen or recognized; able to be touched or felt

Answer 7

tangible

Question 8

(adjective) having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by touching

Answer 8

contagious

Question 9

(adjective) used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other.

Answer 9

contiguous

Question 10

(adjective) relating to the sense of touch.

Answer 10

tactile