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Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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tered — bis·tered; cra·tered; goi·tered; let·tered; mi·tered; oys·tered; pi·las·tered; scat·tered·ly; scat·tered·ness; scep·tered; shut·tered; spec·tered; tat·tered; cen·tered; cen·tered·ness; … English syllables
scat´tered|ness — scat|tered «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered… … Useful english dictionary
scat´tered|ly — scat|tered «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered… … Useful english dictionary
scat|tered — «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered birds that… … Useful english dictionary
self´-cen´tered|ness — self cen|tered «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self´-cen´tered|ly — self cen|tered «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self-cen|tered — «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
al|tered — «L tuhrd», noun. Slang. a hot rod modified or rebuilt for a drag race; an altered dragster … Useful english dictionary
bat|tered child syndrome — «BAT uhrd», a condition of severe bruises or other injuries in small children who have been repeatedly beaten or otherwise mistreated by their parents or guardians … Useful english dictionary
bat|tered-wom|an syndrome — «BAT uhrd WUM uhn», a condition in which a woman s ability to act reasonably is impaired by experiencing repeated physical violence: »Evidence about battered woman syndrome may be the only way to persuade a jury to identify with a killer (Time) … Useful english dictionary
