Unit 2 Flashcards
Fract/fring/frang
latin: frangere, fractum “to break”
fractious, infraction, infringe
fractious
adj. tending to argue or cause 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 a area belonging to another; to trepass
root: fring
cis
latin; caedere, ciscum “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: temnein “to cut”
tome, epitome, dichotomy, anatomy
tome
n. a large and serious book
root: tom
epitome
n. the best or most 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: pungere, punctum “to sting, pierce”
compunction, punctilious, pungent
compunction
n. feeling of regret or remorse
root: punct
syn: penitence