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Root Words: Unit 7
mob/mot, tract, tend/tens/tent
Term | Definition |
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mobile | (adj) - able to move from one place to another |
motivation | (n) - the condition of being eager to act or work |
motive | (n) - a reason for doing something |
tractor | (n) - a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment |
detract | (v) - to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something |
contract | (v) - to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller |
attention | (n) - the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, ot watching someone or something |
extend | (v) - to cause something, such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out |
tension | (n) - the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax |
contentious | (adj) - likely to cause people to argue or disagree |