RED HOT ROOT WORDS Lesson 31 Mrs. Pope 7 th Grade Reading Look and See Red Hot Root Words conspicuous adjective easily seen; noticeable conspicuous Jered was conspicuous in his chicken costume. envision verb to picture in ones mind; to imagine envision I cannot envision what I will look like in seventy years. kaleidoscope noun an instrument for viewing objects arranged in changing but symmetrical patterns kaleidoscope The boy played happily for hours with the kaleidoscope, watching the changing patterns. perspective noun a way of drawing objects; an evaluation of a problem by considering all the parts of the problem; an outlook or frame of mind perspective The artwork was drawn in proper perspective, so the buildings seemed proportional. specimen noun part of the whole; a sample specimen The scientist examined the specimen under the microscope. spectrum noun colored bands that are arranged by their wave lengths when a white light passes through a prism spectrum The spectrum of the rainbow changed from yellow to purple. speculate verb to think about something; viewing it from different points of view speculate She speculated about her chances of making the debate team. visibility noun the ability to be seen visibility The drivers visibility was poor due to the fog. vista noun a view or outlook vista The vista from the edge of the canyon was awesome. visual adjective relating to sight; used in seeing; able to be seen visual She included several visual aids with his report. The End Images and sounds from microsoft officePronunciation from dictionary.com