FRACT, FRING, FRANG
a minor violation of a rule or law
infraction
to cut out of; to remove
excise
the structure of parts, taken as a whole
anatomy
a feeling of regret or remorse
compunction
Alejandra's ______ article on the Broadway musicians' strike helped to win her the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.
A. incisive
B. fractious
C. pungent
D. provincial
A. incisive
to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass
infringe
brief and straightforward
concise
a large and serious book
tome
paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful
punctilious
Shana expressed no ____ for her juvenile behavior.
A. anatomy
B. dichotomy
C. epitome
D. compunction
D. compunction
tending to argue or cause discord
fractious
sharply cutting; direct and powerful
incisive
the best or most typical example
epitome
This vocabulary word is an antonym (opposite meaning) of the word careless.
A. epitome
B. compunction
C. excise
D. punctilious
D. punctilious
stinging or biting, especially in test or smell
A. pungent
B. incisive
C. concise
D. punctilious
A. pungent
What part of speech is the word infraction?
noun
Finish the sentence:
A(n) ______ summary of the day's events will be enough for me.
A. excise
B. incisive
C. concise
D. punctilious
two opposite parts of one whole
dichotomy
Fill in the blank:
Even after a long time in jail, the woman showed no _____ for her crime.
A. dichotomy
B. fractious
C. compunction
D. punctilious
C. compunction
to establish; to reflect the truth of
A. deduce
B. retract
C. protract
D. evince
D. evince
The Latin roots FRACT, FRING, and FRANG mean...
"to break"
The Latin root CIS means...
"to cut; to kill"
The Greek root TOM means...
"to cut"
The Latin root PUNCT means...
"to sting; to pierce"
An overwhelming majority of voters considered Luciano to be the ____ of modern operatic tenors.
A. epitome
B. dichotomy
C. compunction
D. tome
A. epitome