Vocab- English 10

fractious- adj

tending to argue or cause discord

infraction- noun

minor violation of a rule or law

infringe- verb

to intrude on an area belonging to another

fract/fring/frang

to break

excise- verb

to cut out of; remove

incisive- adj

sharply cutting; direct and powerful (usually with words or style)

concise- adj

brief and straightforward

cis

cut, kill

tome- noun

a large and serious book

epitome- noun

the best or most typical example

dichotomy- noun

two opposite parts of one whole (two sided)

anatomy- noun

the structure or parts, taken as a whole

tom

to cut

compunction- noun

feeling of regret or remorse

punctilious- adj

paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful

pungent- adj

stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell

punct

to sting, pierce

protracted- adj

extended in time; prolonged

intractable- adj

stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

retract- verb

to draw back; withdraw

tract

to drag

petulant- adj

irritable or short-tempered

impetuous- adj

acting passionately or without forethought

impetus- noun

that which drives one; mometum

peto

to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

invincible- adj

unable to be conquered

provincial- adj

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

evince- verb

to establish; to reflect the truth of

vinc/vict

to conquer

conducive- adj

supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

induce- verb

to lead towards some action

deduce- verb

to draw a conclusion from a fact; to infer

duc/duct

to lead

compel- verb

to force or strongly persuade; coerce

impulse- noun

a sudden, involuntary urge to do something

expel- verb

to send out or away

pel/puls

to push, to drive

conjecture- noun

a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence

dejected- adj

downcast sad; depressed

abject- adj

lowly, miserable and wretched

jac/ject

to throw, to cast

emissary- noun

an agent sent on a mission

dismissive- adj

showing little regard; scornful

remiss- adj

failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent

mit/mis

send

motive- noun

cause for action

motif- noun

a recurring theme, subject or idea

emote- verb

to dramatically express emotions

mot/mov

to move

via

road, way

viaduct- noun

a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

impervious- adj

unable to be affected

deviate- verb

to depart, especially from a path or plan

obviate- verb

to make unnecessary; to avoid

fer

to carry, to bring

defer- verb (definition 1)

to put aside until later

defer- verb (definition 2)

to yield respectfully

deference- noun

act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

confer- verb (definition 1)

to discuss something with someone else; consult

confer- verb (definition 2)

to bestow

inference- noun

a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

proffer- verb

to present or offer

proliferate- verb

to increase greatly in number; multiply

port

to carry, to bring

comportment- noun

manner in which one acts or behaves

purported- adj

claimed as true, but probably false