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Week 9 words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attract | to pull toward |
| retract | to pull back |
| contract | to draw together, shrink, or enter into an agreement (pulling parties together) |
| subtract | to pull away or take away |
| distract | to pull someone's attention away |
| extract | to pull out |
| protract | to draw out in time; prolong |
| traction | the grip or pull between two surfaces |
| detract | to take away from (usually in value or importance) |
| abstract | literally "pulled away" from reality; theoretical |
| transport | to carry across from one place to another |
| transfer | to move something across from one thing to another |
| transmit | to send across (signals, diseases, info) |
| transform | to change across forms; to change complete |
| transcribe | to write across from one form to another |
| translate | to carry meaning across languages |
| transatlantic | going across the Atlantic |
| transparent | allowing light to go through clearly |
| transcend | to go beyond limits or expectations |
| transfusion | to pour or transfer blood across into another person |