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Specification, n.

    1. Designation (of properties), characterization.
    2. Particularization, detailed statement.

Specify, v. a. Designate, particularize, indicate, define, individualize, detail, show clearly, name with precision.

Specillum, n. Stylet.

Specimen, n. Pattern, sample, model, copy, example

Specious, a.

    1. Obvious, showy, manifest, open.
    2. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible, showy, feasible.

Speck, n.

    1. Stain, spot, flaw, blemish, blot.
    2. Bit, mite, mote, atom, particle, corpuscle, scintilla, small thing.
    3. Blubber.

Speck, v. a. Spot, stain (in spots), dot.

Spectacle, n.

    1. Show, exhibition, sight, scene, representation, display, pageant, parade, gazing-stock.
    2. Curiosity, wonder, marvel, phenomenon, sight.

Spectacles, n. pl. Glasses.

Spectator, n. Beholder, observer, bystander, looker-on, on-looker, witness.

Spectral, a. Ghostly, phantom-like, ghost-like, shadowy.

Spectre, n. Apparition, ghost, spirit, shade, phantom, shadow, goblin, hobgoblin.

Spectrum, n. Image, appearance, representation.

Speculate, v. n.

    1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider, theorize.