English 3 Vocabulary Set 4

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English 3 Vocabulary Set 4
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ROOT Tut/Tui

• Tut/tui means to look at. It can also mean To
  guide, guard, or teach.

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Intuition

• Definition (1) The power of knowing something
  immediately without mental effort quick insight.
  (2) Something known in this way.
• Sentence I had an intuition that the party would
  lead to trouble.

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Tuition

• Definition (1) The act of teaching instruction.
  (2) The cost of or payment for instruction.
• Sentence At times, paying college tuition can be
  quite stressful.

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Tutelage

• Definition Instruction or guidance of an
  individual, guardianship.
• Sentence Under the English teachers tutelage,
  the students learned how to write complete
  sentences.

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Tutorial

• Definition (1) A class for one student or small
  group of students. (2) An instructional program
  that gives information about a specific subject.
• Sentence I learned how to make powerpoints
  through a tutorial a professor made for me.

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ROOT Top

• Top means place, as in a place that things happen

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Ectopic

• Definition Occurring or originating in an
  abnormal place. This is a medical term usually
  meant to explain something inside of the body out
  of place.
• Sentence The man went in to surgery to fix his
  ectopic kidney.

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Topical

• Definition (1) Designed for local application to
  or treatment of a bodily part. (2) Referring to
  the topics of the day.
• Sentence Politics seem to be the topical subject
  these days.

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Topiary

• Definition Relating to the art of shaping trees
  or shrubs into odd or ornamental shapes.
• Sentence Around the mansion was a topiary
  garden, filled with plants that looked like
  animals.

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Topography

• Definition (1) The art of showing the natural
  and man-made features of a region on a map or
  chart. (2) The features of a surface, including
  both natural and man-made features.
• Sentence Before traveling to a foreign land, it
  is a good idea to become familiar with its
  topography.

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ROOT Centr/Center

• Centr/Center means sharp point or exact middle
  of a circle.

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Eccentric

• Definition (1) Not following an established or
  usual style or conduct. (2) Straying from a
  circular path off-center.
• Sentence The man that tap-danced down the street
  was considered eccentric by his neighbors.

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Epicenter

• Definition (1) The location on earths surface
  directly above the focus of an earthquake. (2)
  The center or focus of activity.
• Sentence The city was completely destroyed
  because it was located at the epicenter of the
  earthquake.

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Egocentric

• Definition Overly concerned with oneself
  self-centered
• Sentence The movie star was acting egocentric by
  only talking about his own work.

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Ethnocentric

• Definition Marked by or based on the attitude
  that ones own group is superior to others.
• Sentence Most countries find America to be a
  very ethnocentric society.