Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

FRACT/FRING/FRANG

Answer 1

Latin “to break”; fractious, infraction, infringe

Question 2

fractious

Answer 2

adj. “tending to argue or cause discord”; synonym: cross, pevish antonym: amiable

Question 3

infraction

Answer 3

n. “minor violation of a rule or law”; L. in- “intensifier”;
synonym: transgression

Question 4

infringe

Answer 4

v. “to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass”; L. in- “intensifier”;

Question 5

CIS

Answer 5

Latin “cut; kill”; excise, incisive, concise

Question 6

excise

Answer 6

v. “to cut out of; remove”; L. ex- “out of”; synonym: expunge

Question 7

incisive

Answer 7

adj. “sharply cutting; direct and powerful”; L. in- “into”; synonym: keen antonym: dull

Question 8

concise

Answer 8

adj. “brief and straightforward”; L. con- “with”;

synonym: terse antonym: rambling

Question 9

TOM

Answer 9

Greek “to cut”; tome, epitome, dichotomy, anatomy

Question 10

tome

Answer 10

n. “a large and serious book”

Question 11

epitome

Answer 11

n. “the best or most typical example”; G. epi- “upon”;

synonym: embodiment

Question 12

dichotomy

Answer 12

n. “two opposite sides of one whole”; G. dicho- “two”;

Question 13

anatomy

Answer 13

n. “the structure or parts, taken as a whole”; G. ana- “up”

Question 14

PUNCT

Answer 14

Latin “to sting, pierce”; compunction, punctilious, pungent

Question 15

compunction

Answer 15

n. “feeling of regret or remorse”; L. com- “intensifier”;

synonym: penitence

Question 16

punctilious

Answer 16

adj. “paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful”;
synonym: meticulous antonym:careless

Question 17

pungent

Answer 17

adj. “stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell”\