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