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| Top | comes from topos the Greek word for place |
| ectopic | Occuring or originating in an abnormal place |
| topical | Designed for local application to ro treatment of a bodily part |
| topical | referring to the topic of the day |
| utopian | relating to an imaginary place where government, laws, and social conditions are perfect |
| topography | The art of showing the natural and manmade features of a region on a map or chart |
| topography | the features of a surface including both natural and manmade features |
| CENTR/CENTER | comes from Greek "kentron" meaning sharp point or exact middle of a circle |
| eccentric | not following an established a usual or style of conduct |
| eccentric | strying from a circular path; off center |
| epicenter | the location on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
| epicenter | the center or focus of an activity |
| egocentric | overly concerned with oneself or self-centered |
| ethnocentric | marked by or based ont he attitude that ones own group is superior to others |
| DOM | comes from the Latin DOMOS meaning a domain is the area where a person has authority or is dominant |
| predominant | greater in impotance, strength, influence or authority |
| domineering | tending to control the behavior of others in a bossy manner |
| domination | supremacy or power over another |
| domination | the exercise of governing or controlling influence |
| dominion | an area over which one rules a domain |
| dominion | a supreme authority |
| RETRO | Means BACK, BEHIND, BACKWARD |
| retroactive | intended to apply or take effect at a date in the past |
| retrofit | to furnish something with new or modified parts or equipment that was optional or unavaiable at the time of manufacture |
| retrogress | to return to an earlier or usually worse or more primitive state |
| retospective | a generally comprehensive exhibition or performance usually covering an artist's output to date |
| TEMPOR | comes from the Lating meaning TIME |
| contemporary | Occuring or existing during the same period of time |
| contemporary | having to do with the present period; modern or current |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, spoken, or done on the spur of the moment; impromptu; improvised |
| temporal | having to do with time as opposed to eternity; having to do with earthly life as opposed to heavenly existence |
| temporal | having to do with time as distinguished from space |
| temporize | to act in a way that fits the time or occasion; to give way to current opinion |
| temporize | to draw out discussions to gain time |
| CHRON | comes from the Greek word meaning " time" |
| anachronism | he error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period |
| anachronism | a person or thing that is out of it's own time |
| chronic | lasting a long time or recurring frequently; always present; constantly annoying or troubling; habitual |
| chronology | a sequence of events in the order they occured |
| chronology | a table, list, or account that presents events in order |
| synchronous | happening or existing at exactly the same tim; simultaneous |
| TRI | means "three" |
| triceratops | One of a group of large dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period and had three horns, a bony crest or hood, and hoofed toes |
| trident | a three-pronged spear |
| trilogy | A series of three creative works that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| trimester | a period of about three months, especially one of three such periods in human pregnancy |
| trimester | one of three terms into which an academic year is sometimes divided |
| trinity | the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost as three persons in one God in Christian belief |
| trinity | a group of three people |
| triptych | a picture or carving made int he form of three panels side by side; something composed or presented in three sections |
| trivial | commonplace or ordinary; of little value or importance |
| triad | a group of three, usually related people or things |
| omnivore | an animal tat eats both plants and other animals |
| omnipotent | having complete or unlimited power |
| omnibus | of or including many things |
| omniscient | having unlimited understanding or knowledge |
| holistic | relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems |
| hologram | a 3 dimensional image reproduced by a laser |
| Holocene | or, relating to, or being the present Geologic epoch |
| Holocaust | the mas slaughtering of people in Europe especially Jews by the Nazis |
