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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| egocentric | self-centered |
| tangible | touchable |
| demagogue | corrupt politician |
| preclude | foreclose |
| cryptologist | code breaker |
| ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| recant | retract |
| revoke | cancel |
| pugnacious | combative |
| incisive | sharp |
| diatribe | abusive criticism |
| anomaly | abnormality |
| enumerate | to list |
| circumscribed | limited |
| intercede | mediate |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| loquacious | talkative |
| abrogate | annul |
| prescience | foreknowledge |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| androgynous | masculine and feminine |
| acronym | Initials-name |
| congenital | at birth |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| centri | center |
| cede | go |
| cant | sing |
| dis | away |
| sacro | holy |
| pugn | fight |
| demo | people |
| caco | bad |
| scrib | write |
| archy | government |
| in | not |
| nym | name |
| inter | between |
| re | again |
| pre | before |
| put | think |
| sanct | holy |
| ous | full |
| agog | leader |
| phon | sound |
| numer | number |
| an- | without |
| acro | high |
| fy | make |