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