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152 Chapter 5 Word Elements: Prefixes Related Wordautonomy (noun) Slaves lack autonomy.ex-, e-, ec-16. eccentric (adjective) ĕk-sĕntr˘kFrom Greek: ek- (out) kentron (center)odd; different from normal or usual<strong>The</strong> eccentric per<strong>for</strong>mer Michael Jackson was known <strong>for</strong>wearing one white glove at all times. Related Wordeccentricity (noun) (ĕk-sĕn-tr˘sə-tē) One <strong>of</strong> Thomas Jefferson’seccentricities was soaking his feet in cold water every morning.Tony’s appearancewas eccentric.Courtesy authorCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.

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