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disrespect C2+
/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/ lack of respect or courtesy; to treat with rudeness M S
conspicuous C2+
/kənˈspɪkjuəs/ clearly visible or attracting notice; striking M S
despiteful C2+
/dɪˈspaɪtfəl/ (archaic) full of spite; malicious M S
circumspect C2+
/ˈsɚkəmˌspɛkt/ cautious and wary of consequences before acting M S
despect C2+
/dɪˈspɛkt/ contempt or disregard (archaic) M S
despicable C2+
/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ deserving hatred and contempt; vile M S
irrespective C2+
/ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv/ not taking something into account; regardless M S
respectful C2+
/rɪˈspɛktfəl/ showing deference or regard for others M S
auspicious C2+
/ɔːˈspɪʃəs/ giving promise of success; favourable M S
expectancy C2+
/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ the state of anticipating or expecting something to happen M S
expectant C2+
/ɪkˈspɛktənt/ hopefully anticipating something; pregnant M S
inauspicious C2+
/ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs/ not promising success; suggesting that the future is unlucky M S
specious C2+
/ˈspiʃəs/ superficially plausible but actually wrong or misleading M S
specter C2+
/ˈspɛktər/ a ghost, or a haunting threatening prospect M S
circumspection C2+
/ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/ wariness and prudence; careful consideration of consequences M S
conspectus C2+
/kənˈspɛktəs/ a general survey or summary of a subject M S
despisal C2+
/dɪˈspaɪzəl/ the act of despising; contempt or scorn M S
disrespectful C2+
/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/ showing a lack of respect or courtesy M S
perspicuous C2+
/pɚˈspɪkjuəs/ clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid M S
sus C2+
/sʌs/ suspicious or suspect; to suspect or work something out M S
despisement C2+
/dɪˈspaɪzmənt/ the act or feeling of despising; contempt M S
especial C2+
/ɪˈspɛʃəl/ special; exceptional in degree or importance M S
imperspicuous C2+
/ˌɪmpɚˈspɪkjuəs/ not clear or easily understood; obscure M S
inconspicuous C2+
/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ not clearly visible or attracting attention M S
introspect C2+
/ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt/ to examine one's own thoughts and feelings M S
introspective C2+
/ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv/ given to examining one's own thoughts and feelings M S
perspicacious C2+
/ˌpɜrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/ having keen mental discernment and understanding M S
perspicacity C2+
/ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/ keenness of insight or judgment M S
respectability C2+
/rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪləti/ the state of being regarded as proper, decent, and worthy of esteem M S
specs C2+
/spɛks/ informal term for spectacles or for technical specifications M S
spectral C2+
/ˈspɛktrəl/ ghostly in appearance, or relating to a spectrum of light M S
subspecialist C2+
/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlɪst/ a specialist who focuses on a narrow branch within a larger field M S
subspecialty C2+
/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlti/ a narrow branch of expertise within a broader specialty M S
suspiciousness C2+
/səˈspɪʃəsnəs/ the quality of arousing distrust, or a tendency to distrust others M S

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