G/L Root - "tract" - to pull

_______ pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views

• abstract

• attract

• contract

_______ to pull into something; to pull into oneself

• abstract

• attract

• contract

_______ to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of "expand"

• abstract

• attract

• contract

_______ to pull a person's attention in another direction

• distract

• extract

• protract

_______ to pull out by force

• distract

• extract

• protract

_______ to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

• distract

• extract

• protract

_______ a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

• retraction

• subtract

• traction

_______ to pull some out, therefore having less left over

• retraction

• subtract

• traction

_______ a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured

• retraction

• subtract

• traction

________ a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

• tractor

• attract

• traction