Greek and Latin Roots

a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product.

• pedestrian

• projectile

• peddler

• porter

a person who walks across the street on foot

• pedestrian

• pedal

• peddler

• biped

looking back at past things

• speculate

• perspective

• retrospective

• think

something displayed for the public to see

• spectacle

• introspection

• billboard

• ad

a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera

• camera

• place

• tripod

• quadruped

something that stands in one’s way; an obstacle

• cone

• peddler

• biped

• impediment

an order or command placed in one’s hands

• restraining order

• mandate

• manacles

• manipulate

to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone’s hands

• maneuver

• emancipate

• liberty

• freedom

careful to look at all possibilities before acting; cautious; aware of consequences

• circumspect

• active

• inspect

• spectacle

to look at carefully in search of flaws

• disregard

• dectective

• spectator

• inspect