Vocabulary #10

Question 1

anatomy

Answer 1

“cutting apart” or dissection of a body or organism to determine the location, structure and interrelationships of its parts; science of structure; morphology

Question 2

conciseness

Answer 2

brevity and compactness in expression resulting from the avoidance of needless words and unnecessary detail

Question 3

dissect

Answer 3

cut apart piece by piece for study; analyze closely

Question 4

excise

Answer 4

remove by cutting out

Question 5

fratricidal

Answer 5

of or relating to fratricide (act of killing one’s brother, sister, or fellow countryman)

Question 6

homicidal

Answer 6

having a tendency toward homicide; murderous

Question 7

incisive

Answer 7

sharp; keen; penetrating

Question 8

intersect

Answer 8

cut across each other; cross

Question 9

recession

Answer 9

act of rescinding (“cutting back”); cancellation, annulment

Question 10

tome

Answer 10

one volume, or “cut, of a word of two or more volumes; any heavy, large, or scholarly book