Unit 2 Flashcards
FRACT/FRING/FRANG
Latin: “to break”
Fractious, Infraction, Infringe
Fractious
Adj: Tending to argue or caused discord.
Root: FRACT
Syn: Cross, peevish
Ant: Amiable
Infraction
N: Minor violation of a rule or law
Root: FRACT
Syn: Transgression
Infringe
V: To intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass
Root: FRING
CIS
Latin: “cut, kill”
Excise, Incisive, Concise
Excise
V: To cut out of; remove
Root: CIS
Syn: Expunge
Incisive
Adj: Sharply cutting; direct and powerful
Root: CIS
Syn: Keen
Ant: Dull
Concise
Adj: Brief and straight forward
Root: CIS
Syn: Terse
Ant: Rambling
TOM
Greek: “to cut”
Tome, Epitome, Dichotomy, Anatomy
Tome
N: A large and serious book
Root: TOM
Epitome
N: The best or more typical example
Root: TOM
Syn: Embodiment
Dichotomy
N: Two opposite parts of one whole
Root: TOM
Anatomy
N: The structure or parts, taken as a whole
Root: TOM
PUNCT
Latin: “To sting, pierce”
Compunction, Punctilious, Pungent
Compunction
N: Feeling of regret or remorse
Root: PUNCT
Syn: Penitence