Smack Dab in the Middle: Centr, Centro, Centri

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This vocabulary list features words with the Latin roots centr, centro, and centri, meaning "center."
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  1. central
    in or near an inner area
  2. centralized
    located in one place or under control of a single authority
  3. centralization
    the act of consolidating power under a single authority
  4. centrifuge
    an apparatus that separates particles from a suspension
  5. centrifugal
    tending to move away from the middle
  6. centripetal
    tending to move toward an area in the middle
  7. concentrate
    draw together or meet in one common center
  8. concentrated
    gathered together or made less diffuse
  9. concentration
    complete attention; intense mental effort
  10. concentric
    having a common center
  11. decentralize
    distribute power from one main authority to smaller ones
  12. egocentric
    limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
  13. egocentrism
    concern only for your own interests and welfare
  14. eccentric
    not having a common center; not concentric
  15. eccentricity
    strange and unconventional behavior
  16. ecocentric
    concerned mainly with the environment instead of human needs
  17. ethnocentric
    centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
  18. ethnocentrism
    belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
  19. geocentric
    having the earth in the middle
  20. heliocentric
    having the sun as or in the middle
Created on Mon Feb 24 16:14:07 EST 2025 (updated Mon Feb 24 16:23:13 EST 2025)

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