December 7, 2009
1. auspicious - showing signs that promise success
2. introspection - examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
3. retrospect - a survey of past times or events
4. specimen - a single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category
5. specter - a ghost; a haunting fear of future trouble
6. spectrum - the distribution of characteristics of a physical system, especially bands of colors seen as
a rainbow or bands of differing sound waves
7. speculate - to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence
8. surveillance - supervision or close observation, especially of a suspected person
9. vigil - a period of staying awake to keep watch or pray
10. vigilant - watchful; on the lookout for danger
These are both spelling and vocab words this week