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5th Roots: tract/str

5th Roots: tract, struct

TermDefinition
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
Created by: lmurphy63
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