Words from this root (34)
disrespect
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/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/
lack of respect or courtesy; to treat with rudeness
conspicuous
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/kənˈspɪkjuəs/
clearly visible or attracting notice; striking
despiteful
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/dɪˈspaɪtfəl/
(archaic) full of spite; malicious
circumspect
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/ˈsɚkəmˌspɛkt/
cautious and wary of consequences before acting
despect
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/dɪˈspɛkt/
contempt or disregard (archaic)
despicable
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/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
deserving hatred and contempt; vile
irrespective
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/ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv/
not taking something into account; regardless
respectful
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/rɪˈspɛktfəl/
showing deference or regard for others
auspicious
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/ɔːˈspɪʃəs/
giving promise of success; favourable
expectancy
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/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/
the state of anticipating or expecting something to happen
expectant
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/ɪkˈspɛktənt/
hopefully anticipating something; pregnant
inauspicious
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/ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs/
not promising success; suggesting that the future is unlucky
specious
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/ˈspiʃəs/
superficially plausible but actually wrong or misleading
specter
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/ˈspɛktər/
a ghost, or a haunting threatening prospect
circumspection
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/ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/
wariness and prudence; careful consideration of consequences
conspectus
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/kənˈspɛktəs/
a general survey or summary of a subject
despisal
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/dɪˈspaɪzəl/
the act of despising; contempt or scorn
disrespectful
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/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/
showing a lack of respect or courtesy
perspicuous
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/pɚˈspɪkjuəs/
clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid
sus
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/sʌs/
suspicious or suspect; to suspect or work something out
despisement
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/dɪˈspaɪzmənt/
the act or feeling of despising; contempt
especial
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/ɪˈspɛʃəl/
special; exceptional in degree or importance
imperspicuous
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/ˌɪmpɚˈspɪkjuəs/
not clear or easily understood; obscure
inconspicuous
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/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/
not clearly visible or attracting attention
introspect
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/ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt/
to examine one's own thoughts and feelings
introspective
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/ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv/
given to examining one's own thoughts and feelings
perspicacious
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/ˌpɜrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/
having keen mental discernment and understanding
perspicacity
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/ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/
keenness of insight or judgment
respectability
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/rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪləti/
the state of being regarded as proper, decent, and worthy of esteem
specs
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/spɛks/
informal term for spectacles or for technical specifications
spectral
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/ˈspɛktrəl/
ghostly in appearance, or relating to a spectrum of light
subspecialist
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/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlɪst/
a specialist who focuses on a narrow branch within a larger field
subspecialty
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/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlti/
a narrow branch of expertise within a broader specialty
suspiciousness
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/səˈspɪʃəsnəs/
the quality of arousing distrust, or a tendency to distrust others