vocabulary set XVI
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- Greek Word for Place
- Top
- Ectopic
- occurring or originating in an abnormal place
- Topical
- designed for a local application or treatment of a bodily part
- Topiary
- relating to the art of shaping trees and shrubs into odd or ornamental shapes
- Topography
- the feature of a surface, including both natural and man-made
- Greek kentron and Latin centrum, meaning shaprp point or the exact middle of a circle
- Centr/center
- eccentric
- not following an established style of conduct; off-center
- epicenter
- the center/focus of an activity; location (earth's surface) directly above an earthquake
- egocentric
- overly concerned with oneself; self-centered
- ethnocentric
- marked by the attitude that one's own group is superior to others
- Latin domus, house, or dominus, master
- Dom
- Domain
- an area where a person has authority or unique knowledge
- predominant
- greater in importance, strength, influence, or authority
- domicile
- a dwelling place, home, or residence
- Dominiom
- an area over which one rules; supreme authority
- latin havere, to have or to hold
- habit
- exhibitionist
- someone who acts in a way to attract attention
- Habitation
- a dwelling place or residence; the act of living in or occupying a place
- habitual
- done on a regular basis; usual or customary
- inhibit
- to restrain or hold in check; to prevent or slow down something
- Greek and Latin, meaning before, forward, or for.
- Pro
- Procrastinate
- to put off intentionally something that ought to be done
- prodigious
- causing amazement and wonder; extraordinary in size or extent; enormous
- promote
- to raise to a more important rank; to advance a student to the next grade; to advocate
- propitious
- being a sign of good things to come; promising success
- Latin for to look back, behind, or backwards
- retro
- retroactive
- intended to apply or take effect as a date in the past
- retrofit
- to furnish with new or modiied parts or equipment that was originally unavailable
- retrogress
- to return to an earlier and usually worse or more primitive state
- retrospective
- looking back at an astist's career; looking back on, or contemplating, the past.
- Latin for tempus, meaning time.
- Tempor
- Contemporary
- occurring or existing during the same period of time; modern or current
- Extemporaneous
- done on the spur of the moment; improvised
- temporal
- having to do with time as opposed to eternity, or distinguishing time from space
- Tempo
- a characteristic rate, rhythm, or pace of activity; the speed at which music is played.
- Greek word for time
- Chron
- anachronism
- a person or practice out of its proper chronolocisal order, belonging to an eralier time
- chronic
- lasting a long time; recurring frequently; habitual
- chronology
- a sequence of events in the order they occurred; an account presenting events in order
- synchronous
- happening/existing at the same time; recurring at exactly the same intervals