Words on a Vine- Spec/Spic

The visible _________ is a rainbow of seven colors.

• speculum

• spectacle

• specimen

• spectrum

The police were called to the post office when a __________ package was reported.

• suspicious

• speculate

• specter

• conspicuous

The doctor used a _________ to see the back of my throat.

• speculum

• suspicious

• specimen

• conspicuous

In this mystery, the bad guy is haunted by a ________ who looks like his dead brother.

• suspicious

• specter

• specimen

• spectrum

The geologist chipped off a small________ of the rock to test it for hardness.

• suspicious

• speculate

• specimen

• retrospective

The three-ring circus was quite a _________ with so many interesting things to see.

• retrospective

• specimen

• spectacle

• suspicious

The ________ at the basketball game cheered when the center made a three-point basket.

• retrospective

• spectators

• speculate

• spectacle

Judy has a _________ stain on her blouse where the mustard from her sandwich dripped on it.

• conspicuous

• suspicious

• spectacle

• specter

This recording is a ________ album of all of her past work.

• spectators

• retrospective

• spectrum

• speculum

I don’t know for sure, but I ________ that Jill likes John.

• spectacle

• retrospective

• spectrum

• speculate