egocentric | sef-centered |
tangible | touchable |
demagogue | person who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people |
preclude | prevent |
cryptologist | code breaker |
ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
pedagogue | teacher |
recant | to withdraw or disavow a statement |
revoke | cancel |
pugnacious | combative |
incisive | sharp; cutting |
diatribe | abusive criticism |
anomaly | abnormality |
enumerate | to list; count |
circumscribed | limited |
intercede | mediate |
disputatious | argumentative |
loquacious | talkative |
abrogate | to abolish, do away with, or annul |
prescience | foreknowledge |
sacrosanct | sacred |
androgynous | masculine and feminine |
acronym | word from initial letters |
congenital | at birth |
cacophony | bad sound; harsh or discordant sound |