OLP G&L Retrieval

1. Without any leads or evidence, the detectives can only

_____ about who might have committed the crime.

• introspection

• spectacle

• inspect

• speculate

the root SPEC means: 

• to see/look
• foot 
• hand 
• glasses 

From your ____, who did you want to win the World Series this year?

• circumspect
• perspective
• inspect
• spectacle

The root DICT means: 

• to speak 
• foot 
• hand 
• to look or see 

Which sentence uses verdict correctly?

• The jury quickly came back with a guilty verdict for the man on trial.
• The verdict was a dog.
• The verdict was ice-cream.
• The verdict was I rule.

To look up to someone; to show honor.

• inspect

• spectacle

• respect

• speculate

A reference book in which spoken or written words are defined.

• dictum

• dictionary

• edict

• verdict

To speak against; to say the opposite.

• dictator

• edict

• predict

• contradict

The act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings.

• introspection

• retrospective

• perspective

• speculate

What can pilots do if something goes wrong with their aircraft?

• intersect
• eject
• transect
• bisect