Spelling: Greek/Latin
Roots #12 tract and struct
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1.
distract (v.) to pull a person’s attention in
another direction
2.
abstract (adj.) pulled away from direct relation
to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views
3.
contract (v.) to pull together to make smaller in
size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand”
4.
attract (v.) to pull into something; to pull into
oneself
5.
extract (v.) to pull out by force
6.
traction (n.)
a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is
dislocated
7.
protract (v.) to pull out; to make something take
longer; to prolong
8.
retraction (n.)
a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back
9.
subtract (v.)
to pull some out, therefore having less left over
10.
tractor (n.)
a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads
11.
construction (n.) what is
built; buildings that are created or produced
12.
destruction (n.) the act of taking down or destroying
something that was built
13.
obstruction (n.)
something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something
in the way
14.
instruct (v.) to build
knowledge
15.
instructor (n.) a person who helps someone build
knowledge
16.
reconstruct (v.)
to build again
17.
infrastructure (n.)
the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads,
communication, transportation, and schools
18.
substructure (n.)
the base, support, or foundation of a building
19.
superstructure (n.)
something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was
built on top of the foundation or base
20.
misconstrue (v.) to build the
wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way
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