spect

watch, look at

retro-

backward, behind

log

thought, word, speech

anth

flower

anthology

(n.): a collection of written works--such as poems, short stories, or plays--in a single book or set

destiny

(n.): the determined fate of a particular person or thing; lot in life

retrospect

(n.): a view or contemplation of something past

trauma

(n.): severe physical or emotional distress

nostalgia

(n.): a wistful longing for the past or familiar

per-

thoroughly, through

suad, suas

urge

veh, vect

carry

polis

city, state

cosm-

universe

cosmopolitan

(adj.): containing elements from all over the world; sophisticated

vehemently

(adv.): in a fierce, intense manner

dissuasion

(n.): an attempt to deter a person from a course of action

deference

(n.): polite respect; submission to someone else's wishes

persevere

(v.): to persist in an action or belief despite difficulty

laud-, laus-

praise

pre-

before

fac, fic, fact, fect

make

hiatus

(n.): a gap or break in continuity

deficit

(n.): a shortfall or deficiency

prestigious

(adj.): having a great reputation; highly respected

contemptuous

(adj.): scornful or disrespectful

laudable

(adj.): worthy of high praise

capricious

(adj.): impulsive, unpredictable

adaptation

(n.): the process of adjusting to suit one's surroundings

predisposed

(v.): inclined to something in advance (due to previous experience or inherent traits)

robustly

(adv.): in a strong, powerful way

edict

(n.): a command issued by an authority

stealth

(n.): a concealed manner of acting

en, em

in

fort

strong

pan, pam

all

re, red

again, back

strat, stern

spread, strew

stup

wonder

ten, tin, tent

hold

embody

(v.): to give shape to or visibly represent

fortitude

(n.): strength of mind; courage

pandemonium

(n.): a wild uproar or noise

resignation

(n.): passive acceptance of something; submission

stratagem

(n.): a clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage

stupor

(n.): a state of mental numbness, as from shock

tenacity

(n.): the quality of holding persistently to something; firm determination

tribulation

(n.): great distress or suffering

PRS

Prefix/Root/Suffix	Meaning
aut, auto-	self, directed from within
co-, col-,com-, con-, cor-	with, together
cruc	cross
de-	from, away from, removing, down
ex-	from, out
fatu-	foolish, useless
in-	in, on
ir-, im-	not, un-
luc-	bright, light
nom-	arrangement, law
patr-	father
sequ, sequt	follow
sur-	above, over
trans-	across
viv-	live

ascertain

(v.): to discover with certainty

autonomy

(n.): freedom; independence

compatriot

(n.): a person from one's own country

sovereignty

(n.): complete independence and self-governance

impeccably

(adv.): perfectly, flawlessly

assail

(v.): to attack or deliver a blow

concede

(v.): to admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

survive

(v.): live longer than expected; remain in existence

shift

(v.): change course; move or transfer

initial

(adj.): occurring at the beginning

crucial

(adj.): extremely important; critical

consequent

(adj.): following as an effect or result

reprehensible

(adj.): deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure

translucent

(adj.): permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible

degraded

(v./adj.): reduced in quality, value, position, etc.

negotiable

(adj.): capable of being changed through a discussion to mutual agreement

rapt

(adj.): deeply engrossed or absorbed

infatuated

(adj): inspired or possessed with a foolish or unreasoning passion, such as love

irrelevantly

(adv.): in a way not relating to the point or situation

rebounded

(v.): bounced back

imperceptively

(adv.): in such a slight way as to be almost unnoticeable

exhalation

(n.): something breathed out

projection

(n.): something that juts out from a surface

drenched

(v./adj.): soaked

censored

(v.): examined for the puprose of removing anything objectionable

rationing

(v.): distribution in small amounts

severed

(v.): cut; broke off