Ped
Man
Spec
Dict
Root Words
100
a person who walks across the street
pedestrian
100
to make by hand or by machine
manufacture
100
looking back at past things
retrospective
100
what is written down as someone says it
dictation
100
The meaning of the root "PED"
foot
200
a creature with 1000 feet
millipede
200
to skillfully go around something
maneuver
200
one way of looking at things
perspective
200
public words issued by by an official that explain a law
edict
200
The meaning of the root "MAN"
hand
300
a creature with two feet
biped
300
an order or command
mandate
300
to look and think about something from different points of view
speculate
300
a judge's ruling or statement
dictum
300
The meaning of the root "SPEC"
look
400
a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
tripod
400
a handwritten or typed piece of writing
manuscript
400
the act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings
introspection
400
the decision a jury makes after a trial
verdict
400
The meaning of the root "DICT"
speak
500
something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
impediment
500
to set free
emancipate
500
careful to look at all possibilities; cautious
circumspect
500
words spoken or written by a jury that CHARGE a person with a crime
indictment
500
The meaning of the prefix "CONTRA" as in CONTRAdict
against