Eng11 Unit 2 Greek and Latin Roots Exercise 2

Discipline at the school is so strict that even minor ​ (a)   bring severe punishment.

• infractions
• dichotomies
• incisives
• anatomies
• tomes
• punctiliouses

Answer explanation

"Fract" means "to break" so an "infraction" is a breaking of the rules.

A(n) ​ (a)   certainly exists between the material world and the spiritual world.

• punctiliousness
• tome
• infraction
• dichotomy
• anatomy
• incisiveness

Answer explanation

"TOM" means "to cut" and "di" means "two"; therefore, "dichotomy" literary means "to cut in two"

Your ​ (a)   wit seems to cut through all the unnecessary information and get right to the heart of the matter.

• anatomy
• incisive
• punctilious
• tome
• infraction

Answer explanation

"CIS" means "to kill; to cut" so if you have an "incisive" wit, then you have a sharp mind and can cut someone with your words!

The author's exhaustive writing on French history took up several weighty ​ ​ (a)   .

• punctilious
• anatomies
• incisive
• dichotomies
• tomes
• infractions

Answer explanation

Maybe since "TOM" means "to cut" and a "tome" is large book, it takes many trees to be cut down to make such a large book!

By looking at the ​ (a)   of a creature, scientists can see how it has adapted.

• dichotomy
• anatomy
• infraction
• incisive
• tome
• punctilious

Answer explanation

"TOM" means "to cut" and in order to see the structure and parts of a creature on the inside, one must make a cut to see them.

If Danielle feels any ​ (a)   at all for lying about her homework, she should go to her teacher and apologize.

• compunction
• concise
• infringe
• infraction
• fractious

Answer explanation

"PUNCT" means "to sting; to pierce" and "compunction" stings the mind with regret and remorse.

Carole's constant arguing and yelling made her seem so ​ (a)   .

• compunction
• concise
• infringe
• infraction
• fractious

Answer explanation

"FRACT" means "to break" and if someone is "fractious" then they feel like breaking relationships.

The right to free speech is guaranteed to all Americans, and no one should ​ (a)   upon it.

• infringe
• fractious
• compunction
• concise
• infraction

Answer explanation

"FRING" means "to break" and "infringe" is to trespass like breaking boundaries.

A(n) ​ (a)   summary of the day's events will be enough for me.

• compunction
• infringe
• concise
• infraction
• fractious

Answer explanation

"CIS" means "to kills; to cut" and "concise" is to "cut the fat" off of an explanation by only saying what's most succinct and relevant.

Cedric's friends were always telling him to loosen up and not be so ___ about details.

• excise

• epitome

• punctilious

• anatomy

• pungent

Answer explanation

"PUNCT" mean "to sting; to pierce" so think of a punk covered in piercing being "punctilious" about where she should get her next piercing so it's just right.