Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots (Unit 2 Words and Roots ) Flashcards
What does infraction mean?
Definition: minor violation of a rule or law.
Part of speech: noun.
Synonym: transgression.
What does fractious mean?
Definition: tending to argue or cause discord.
Part of speech: adjective.
Synonyms: cross, peevish.
Antonym: amiable.
What does infringe mean?
Definition: to intrude in an area belonging to another; trespass.
Part of speech: verb.
What does excise mean?
Definition: to cut out of; remove.
Part of speech: verb.
Synonym: expunge.
What does incisive mean.
Definition: sharply cutting; direct and powerful.
Part of speech: adjective.
Synonym: keen.
Antonym: dull.
What does concise mean?
Definition: brief and straightforward.
Part of speech: adjective.
Synonym: terse.
Antonym: rambling.
What does tome mean?
Definition: a large and serious book.
Part of speech: noun.
What does epitome mean?
Definition: the best or most typical example.
Part of speech: noun.
What does dichotomy mean?
Definition: two opposite parts of one whole.
Part of speech: noun.
What does anatomy mean?
Definition: the structure or parts, taken as a whole.
Part of speech: noun.
What does compunction mean?
Definition: feeling of regret or remorse.
Part of speech: noun.
Synonym: penitence.
What does punctilious mean?
Definition: align strict attention to detail.
Part of speech: adjective.
Synonym: meticulous.
Antonym: careless.
What does pungent mean?
Definition: tinting or biting, especially in taste or smell.
Part of speech: adjective.
What does the root “Fract/Fring/Frang” mean?
Definition: to break.
What does the root “Cis” mean?
Definition: cut, kill.
