Unit 1 Flashcards by Evelyn Baker | Brainscape

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Vinc/vict

Invincible

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Adj

The Romans thought of themselves as invincible, but they were eventually conquered.

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Vinc/Vict

Provincial

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Adj

Limited in knoledge of the world. Narrow minded.

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Vinc/Vict

Evince

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V

To establish: Reflect the truth

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Duc/Duct

Deduce

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V

To draw a conclusion from fact: To infer

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Duc/Duct

Induce

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V

To lead towards some action

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Duc/Duct

Conducive

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Adj

Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about.

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Peto

Impetuous

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Adj

Acting passionately and without fore thought.

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Peto

Petulant

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Adj

Irritable or short tempered

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Peto

Impetus

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N

That which drives one; momentum

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Tract

Intractable

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Adj

Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

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Tract

Retract

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V

To draw back; withdraw

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Tract

Protracted

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Adj

Extended in time; prolonged

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Tract

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To drag

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Peto

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To seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

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Duc/Duct

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To lead

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Vinc/Vict

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To conquer

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Fract/Fring/Frang

Fractious

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Adj

Tending to argue or cause discord

Q

Fract/Fring/Frang

Infraction

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N

Minor violation of a rule or law

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Fract/Fring/Frang

Infringe

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V

To intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass

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Fract/Fring/Frang

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“to break”

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Cis

Excise

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V

To cut out of; remove

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Cis

Incisive

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Adj

Sharply cutting; direct and powerful

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Cis

Concise

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Adj

Brief and straightforward

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Cis

A

“cut, kill”

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Tom

Tome

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N

A large and serious book

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Tom

Epitome

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N

The best or most typical example

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Tom

Dichotomy

A

N

Tow opposite parts of one whole

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Tom

Anatomy

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N

The structure or parts, taken as a whole