Egocentric self-centered ego (I) + centri (center)

egocentric•self-centered

ego (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 prejudice

ethno (race or culture) +centri (center)

pedagogue• teacher

ped (child) +agog (leader)

recant•withdraw a statement

re (again) +cant (sing)

revoke•cancel

re (again) + voc (voice)

pugnacious• combative

pugn (fight) +ous (full of)

incisive•sharp; cutting

in (into) +cise (cut)

diatribe• abusive criticism

dia (through) + trib (pay)

anomaly•abnormality

an (without) + homo (same)

enumerate•to list or counte = ex (out) +numer (group) +ate (cause)

circumscribed• limited

circum (around) +scrib (write)

intercede•mediateinter (between) +cede (go)

disputatious• argumentativedis (away) +put (think) +ous (full of)

loquacious• talkative

loqu (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 letters

acro (high) +nym (name)

congenital•at birth

con (together) +gen (origin)

cacophony•bad noise

con (together) +gen (origin)