Latin and Greek Word Roots: Fract, Cis, Tom, Punct

Fract/Fring/Frang

To break, to violate

CIS

To cut, to kill

TOM

To cut

PUNCT

To sting, pierce, or point

Fractious

Irritable and quarrelsome; difficult to control; unruly or divisive.

Infringe

To actively break the terms of a law or agreement; to encroach upon or violate someone's rights.

Concise

Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief, comprehensive, and sharp.

Excise

To cut out or remove completely (such as removing a redundant paragraph from an essay draft).

Anatomy

The structural makeup or internal framework of something (e.g., the anatomy of an argument).

Epitome

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; a paradigm cut down to its clearest form.

Punctilious

Showing great attention to detail, precision, or correct behavior; strictly precise in style or convention.

Pungent

Having a sharp, biting, or caustic quality (rhetorically: sharp, biting criticism or wit).

Compunction

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows a bad choice; a sharp 'sting' of conscience.

Infraction

Minor violation of a rule or law.

Incisive

Sharply cutting; direct and powerful.

Dichotomy

Two opposite parts of one whole.

Tome

A large and serious book.