Vocab Review 13

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enth/ethno

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A prefix meaning 'race' or 'nation', often used in words related to culture or ethnicity.

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eccentric

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Describes orbits that are not circular; comets move in eccentric orbits.

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-ation/iz-ation

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A suffix indicating an action or process, used to form nouns.

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-al

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A suffix meaning 'like' or 'related to'; often used to form adjectives.

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Concentration

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The act of focusing attention or effort; in the context of Santa's reindeer, it refers to their improved efficiency.

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ethnocentric

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A term describing the belief that one's own culture is superior to others.

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eccentricity

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A measure of how much an orbit deviates from being circular.

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-ist

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A suffix used to denote a person who practices or is concerned with something.

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ec-

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A prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from', often used in scientific terms.

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nation

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A large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.