egocentric
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egocentric•self-centeredego (I) + centri (center)
tangible•touchabletang (touch)+ible (able) +
demagogue• political leader gains power by appealing to
mass prejudice
demo (people) +agog (leader)
preclude•preventpre (before) +clud (close)
cryptologist•code breakercrypt (hidden) + logy (science) +ist (one who)
ethnocentrism• racial or cultural prejudiceethno (race or culture) +centri (center)
pedagogue• teacherped (child) +agog (leader)
recant•withdraw a statementre (again) +cant (sing)
revoke•cancelre (again) + voc (voice)
pugnacious• combativepugn (fight) +ous (full of)
incisive•sharp; cuttingin (into) +cise (cut)
diatribe• abusive criticismdia (through) + trib (pay)
anomaly•abnormalityan (without) + homo (same)
enumerate•to list or counte = ex (out) +numer (group) +ate (cause)
circumscribed• limitedcircum (around) +scrib (write)
intercede•mediateinter (between) +cede (go)
disputatious• argumentativedis (away) +put (think) +ous (full of)
loquacious• talkativeloqu (talk) +ous (full of)
abrogate• abolish, to do away withab (away) +rogat (ask)
prescience• foreknowledgepre (before) +sci (know) +
sacrosanct•sacredsacro (holy) +sanct (holy)
androgynous•masculine & feminineandro (male) +gyn (woman) +ous (full of)
acronym• word from initial lettersacro (high) +nym (name)
congenital•at birthcon (together) +gen (origin)
cacophony•bad noisecon (together) +gen (origin)
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