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Root words and unit 2
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21
English
10th Grade
09/12/2012

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Vinc/Vinct
Definition
to conquer
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Duc/Duct
Definition
to lead
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Tract
Definition
to drag
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Peto
Definition
to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush
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Fract/Fring/Frang
Definition
to break
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Cis
Definition
cut, kill
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Tom
Definition
to cut
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Punct
Definition
to sting, pierce
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Fractious
Definition
tending to argue or cause discord
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infraction
Definition
minor violation of a rule or law
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infringe
Definition
to intrude on an area belonging to another; to
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Excise
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to cut out of; remover
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incisive
Definition
sharply cutting; direct and powerful
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concise
Definition
brief and straightforward
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Tome
Definition
a large and serious book
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Epitome
Definition
the best or most typical example
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dichotomy
Definition
two opposite parts of one whole
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anatomy
Definition
the structure or parts, taken as a whole
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compunction
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feeling of regret or remorse
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punctilious
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paying strict
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pungent
Definition
stinging or biting, especially in taste of smell
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