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Root words and unit 2
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English
10th Grade
09/12/2012
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Vinc/Vinct
 Definition
to conquer
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Duc/Duct
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to lead
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Tract
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to drag
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Peto
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to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush
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Fract/Fring/Frang
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to break
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Cis
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cut, kill
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Tom
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to cut
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Punct
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to sting, pierce
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Fractious
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tending to argue or cause discord
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infraction
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minor violation of a rule or law
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infringe
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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
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sharply cutting; direct and powerful
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concise
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brief and straightforward
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Tome
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a large and serious book
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Epitome
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the best or most typical example
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dichotomy
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two opposite parts of one whole
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anatomy
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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
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stinging or biting, especially in taste of smell
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