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Trahere, tract vo-cab
Vocabulary with the latin root trahere, tract which means to pull or to draw
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English
9th Grade
06/06/2007

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tractor
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a vehicle used for pulling farm machinery
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traction
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tension; friction; grip
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tractable
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easy to deal with, manage, or control
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contract
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to make smaller; to shrink; to catch or be infected
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contraction
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process of shortening or making smaller
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detract
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to take or draw away from the importance of
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distract
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to draw the attention away from, disturb
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distraction
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that which draws away attention; an amusment
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attract
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to draw to oneself; to entice
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attraction
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something that delights draws attention, or entices
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extract
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to pull or draw out, usually with effort
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extractable
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capable of being pulled out
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; not real
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abstraction
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theory; idea; notion
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protract
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to draw out; to lengthen; to prolong; to extend
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protractor
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an instrument for drawing/measuring angles
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protractor
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an instrument for drawing/measuring angles
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retract
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to pull back; to draw back; to take back
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retraction
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a taking back; a withdrawl of statment
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subtract
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to take away; to deduct
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subtraction
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act of taking away; to deduct
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