Unit 1 Impetus: that which drives one; momentum Unit 2 Vinc/Vict: Latin LINCERE, VICTUM conquer” “to Invincible: Unable to be conquered Fract/Fring/Frang: Latin FRANGERE, FRACTUM break” “to Provincial: Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded Fractious: tending to argue or cause discord Evince: To establish; to reflect the truth of Infraction: minor violation of a rule or law Infringe: to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass Duc/Duct: Latin DUCERE, DUCTUM lead” “to Conductive: Supportive; encouraging, Cis: Latin CAEDERE, CISUM kill” “cut, helping to about Excise: to cut out of; remove Induce: to lead towards some action Incisive: sharply cutting; direct and Deduce: to draw a conclusion from fact; to powerful infer Concise: brief and straightforward Tract: Latin TRAHERE, TRACTUM “to Tom: Greek TEMNEIN cut” “to drag” Tome: a large and serious book Protracted: extended in time; prolonged Epitome: the best or most typical example Intractable: stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward Dichotomy: two opposite parts of one whole Retract: to draw back; withdraw Anatomy: the structure or parts, taken as a whole Peto: Latin PETERE, PETITUM seek “to aggressively, to assail, to rush” Punct: Latin PUNGERE, PUNCTUM “to sting” Petulant: Irritable or Compunction: feeling of regret or remorse Impetuous: acting passionately and without forethought
Unit 1 Vinc/Vict: Latin LINCERE, VICTUM “to conquer” Invincible: Unable to be conquered Provincial: Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded Evince: To establish; to reflect the truth of Duc/Duct: Latin DUCERE, DUCTUM “to lead” Conductive: Supportive; encouraging, helping to about Induce: to lead towards some action Deduce: to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer Tract: Latin TRAHERE, TRACTUM “to drag” Protracted: extended in time; prolonged Intractable: stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward Retract: to draw back; withdraw Peto: Latin PETERE, PETITUM “to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush” Petulant: Irritable or Impetuous: acting passionately and without forethought Impetus: that which drives one; momentum Unit 2 Fract/Fring/Frang: Latin FRANGERE, FRACTUM “to break” Fractious: tending to argue or cause discord Infraction: minor violation of a rule or law Infringe: to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass Cis: Latin CAEDERE, CISUM “cut, kill” Excise: to cut out of; remove Incisive: sharply cutting; direct and powerful Concise: brief and straightforward Tom: Greek TEMNEIN “to cut” Tome: a large and serious book Epitome: the best or most typical example Dichotomy: two opposite parts of one whole Anatomy: the structure or parts, taken as a whole Punct: Latin PUNGERE, PUNCTUM “to sting” Compunction: feeling of regret or remorse
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