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5th Roots: tract/str
5th Roots: tract, struct
Term | Definition |
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abstract | (adj) pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views |
attract | (v) to pull into something; to pull into oneself |
contract | (v) to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of "expand" |
distract | (v) to pull a person's attention in another direction |
extract | (v) to pull out by force |
protract | (v) to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong |
retraction | (n) a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back |
subtract | (v) to pull some out, therefore having less left over |
traction | (n) a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when its dislocated or fractured |
tractor | (n) a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads |
construction | (n) what is built;; buildings that are created or produced |
destruction | (n) the act of taking down or destroying something that was built |
infrastructure | (n) the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools |
instruct | (v) to build knowledge |
instructor | (n) a person who helps someone build knowledge |
miscontrue | (v) to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand, to interpret the wrong way |
obstruction | (n) something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way |
reconstruct | (v) to build again |
substructure | (n) the base, support, or foundation of a building |
superstructure | (n) something build on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base |