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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 |