unit 2 Flashcards
Fractious
Tending to argue or cause discord
Adj
SYM:ill natured
Ant: good natured
Infringe
To intrude on an area belonging to another:to trespass
Verb
SYM:breach
Ant:comply
Excise
To cut out of:remove
Verb
SYM: shed
Ant:put on
Incisive
Sharply cutting;direct and powerful
Adj
SYM:immediate
Ant:indirect
Concise
Brief and straight forward
Adj
SYM:up front
Ant:underhanded
Tome
A large and serious book
N
SYM:volume
Ant:article
Epitome
The best or most typical example
N.
SYM:ultimate
Ant:addition
Dichotomy
Two opposite parts,taken as a whole
N.
SYM:paradox
Ant:same
Anatomy
The structure or parts taken as a whole
N.
SYM: breakdown
Ant: synthesis
Compunction
Feeling of regret or remorse
N.
SYM:distrust
Ant:conviction
Punctilious
Paying attention to detail;extremely careful
Adj.
SYM:meticulous
Ant:careless
Pungent
Stinging or butting,especially in taste or smell
Adj.
SYM:tangy
Ant:bland
Infraction
Minor violation of a rule or law
N.
SYM:transgression
Ant:ingression
Fract/Fring/Frang
To break
Latin
Fractious,infraction,infringe,
Cis
Cut,kill
Latin
Excise,incisive,concise
