Unit 2-ROOT Words Flashcards
1
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FRACT/FRING/FRANG
A
Latin : FRAGERE;FRACTUM: “to break”
- Fractious
- Infraction
- Infringe
2
Q
CIS
A
Latin CAEDERE, CASIS: “cut, kill”
- Exercise
- Incisive
- Concise
3
Q
TOM
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Greek TEMNEIN “to cut”
- Tome
- Epitome
- Dichotomy
- Anatomy
4
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PUNCT
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Latin PUNGERE, PUNCTUM: “to sting, to pierce”
- Compunction
- Punctilious
- Pungent