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vinc, vict

latin "to conquer"

duc, duct

latin "to lead"

tract

latin "to drag"

peto

latin "to seek aggressively; to assail; to rush"

fract, fring, frang

latin "to break"

cis

latin "to cut; to kill"

tom

greek "to cut"

punct

"to sting; to pierce"

invincible

(adj.) unable to be conquered

provincial

(adj.) limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

evince

(v.) to establish; to reflect the truth of

conducive

(adj.) supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

induce

(v.) to lead toward some action

deduce

(v.) to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer

protracted

(adj.) extended in time; prolonged

intractable

(adj.) stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

retract

(v.) to draw back; to withdraw

petulant

(adj.) irritable or short-tempered

impetuous

(adj.) acting passionately and without forethought

impetus

(n.) that which drives one; momentum

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

excise

(v.) to cut out of; to remove

incisive

(adj.) sharply cutting; direct and powerful

concise

(adj.) brief and straightforward

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

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