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tract
(TRAKT)to pull or drag
Latin for pulling or drawing. A tractor pulls; a contract pulls people into agreement.
rootLatin
MovementExample words
attract
to pull toward
extract
to pull out
tractor
a vehicle that pulls farm tools
subtract
to take away (pull from under)
distract
to pull attention away
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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