Unit 2: Latin Roots!!

FRACT, FRING, FRANG

Latin for "to break"

FRACTIOUS (adj)

tending to argue or cause discord

INFRACTION (n)

a minor violation of a rule or law

INFRINGE (v)

to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass

CIS

Latin for "to cut, to kill"

EXCISE (v)

to cut out of; to remove

INCISIVE (adj)

sharply cutting; direct and powerful

CONCISE (adj)

brief and straightforward

TOM

Greek for "to cut"

TOME (n)

a large and serious book

EPITOME (n)

the best or most typical example

DICHOTOMY (n)

two opposite parts of one whole

ANATOMY (n)

the structure or parts, taken as a whole

PUNCT

Latin for "to sting, to pierce

COMPUNCTION (n)

a feeling of regret or remorse

PUNCTILIOUS (adj)

paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful

PUNGENT (adj)

stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell