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English III
Unit 1 and 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Infringe- | To intrude on an area |
| Fractious- | Tending to argue |
| Punctilious- | Meticulous on details |
| Pungent- | Stinging or biting, especially of smell |
| Compunction- | Guilt |
| Tome- | A large and serious book |
| Epitome- | A typical and best example |
| Protracted- | Extended in time or length |
| Incisive- | Cutting sharply |
| Excise- | To cut out |
| Cis- | To cut; kill |
| Infraction- | Minor violation of a rule; law |
| Dichotomy- | Two opposite parts of one whole |
| Anatomy- | The structure or parts, taken as a whole |
| Punct- | To sting; pierce |
| Concise- | Brief and straightforward |
| Tom- | To cut |
| Fract-/Fring-/Frang- | To break |
| Vinct-/ Vict- | To conquer |
| Invincible- | Unable to be conquered |
| Provincial- | Narrow-minded; limited knowledge of the world |
| Evince- | To establish; to reflect the truth of |
| Duc-/ Duct- | To lead |
| Conducive- | Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about |
| Induce- | To lead toward some action |
| Deduce- | To draw conclusion from fact; to infer |
| Tract- | To drag |
| Intractable- | Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward |
| Retract- | To bring back; repeal |
| Peto- | To seek aggressively; to assail; to rush |
| Petulant- | Irritable or short-tempered |
| Impetuous- | Acting passionately and without thinking |
| Impetus- | Momentum; that which drives one |