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Vocab Week 9
| 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 or from one thing to another. |
| Transmit | to send across (signals, disease, info). |
| Transform | to change across forms; to change completely. |
| Transcribe | to write across from one form to another (e.g., speech to text). |
| 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. |