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English 1
roots: peto, vince, duc, tract
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Petulant (peto- to seek aggressively) | adj- irritable or short tempered |
| Retract (tract- to drag) | v- to draw back |
| Protracted (tract- to drag) | adj- extended in time |
| Intractable (tract- to drag) | adj- stubborn |
| deduce (duc- to lead) | v- to infer |
| induce (duc- to lead) | v- to lead towards action |
| evince (vince- to conquer) | v- to prove |
| provincial (vince- to conquer) | adj- limited knowledge about the world |
| impetus (peto- to rush) | n- momentum |
| conducive (duc- to lead) ~conducive to...~ | adj- supportive |
| Impetuous (peto- to seek aggressively) | adj-acting passionately without thinking |
| Invincible (vince- to conquer) | adj- unable to be conquered |