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Unit 7: Movement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mob/mot | Latin for “move” |
| tract | Latin for “pull or draw” |
| tend/tens/tent | Latin for “stretch or give” |
| mobile | able to move from one place to another |
| motivation | the condition of being eager to act or work |
| motive | a reason for doing something |
| promotion | the action of raising someone to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so raised |
| traction | the action of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, especially a road or track |
| retract | draw or be drawn back or back in |
| contract | to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller |
| extract | remove or take out, especially by effort or force |
| intensity | the quality of extreme force, degree, or strength |
| extension | a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation |
| tension | the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax |
| contentious | likely to cause people to argue or disagree |