Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

FRACT/FRING/FRANG

Answer 1

“to break”
Latin
Fractious, Infraction, Infringe

Question 2

Fractious

Answer 2

"Tending to argue or cause discord"
Adj.
Fract
Syn: cross
Ant: amiable

Question 3

Infraction

Answer 3

“Minor violation of a rule or law”
Noun
Latin
Syn: Transgression

Question 4

Infringe

Answer 4

“To intrude on an area belonging to another”
Verb
Latin

Question 5

CIS

Answer 5

“cut, kill”
Latin
Excise, Incisive, Concise

Question 6

Excise

Answer 6

“To cut out of”
Latin
Verb
Syn: Expunge

Question 7

Incisive

Answer 7

"Sharply Cutting"
Adj.
Latin
Syn: Keen
Ant: Dull

Question 8

Concise

Answer 8

"Brief and straightforward"
Adj.
Latin
Syn: Terse
Ant: Rambling

Question 9

TOM

Answer 9

“To Cut”
Greek
Tome, Epitome, Dichitomy, Anatomy

Question 10

Tome

Answer 10

“To Cut”
Noun
Greek

Question 11

Epitome

Answer 11

“The best or most typical example”
Greek
Noun
Syn: Embodiement

Question 12

Dichotomy

Answer 12

“Two opposite parts of one whole”
Noun
Greek

Question 13

Anatomy

Answer 13

“The structure or parts, taken as a whole”
Noun
Greek

Question 14

PUNT

Answer 14

“To sting, pierce”
Latin
Compunction, Punctilious, Pungent

Question 15

Compunction

Answer 15

“Feeling of regret or remorse”
Latin
Noun
Syn: Penitence

Question 16

Punctilious

Answer 16

"Paying strict attention to detail"
Latin
Adj.
Syn: Meticulous
Ant: Careless

Question 17

Pungent

Answer 17

“Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell”
Adj.
Latin