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All 21 terms

TermDefinition
TractorA vehicle used for pulling farm machinery
TractionTension; Friction; Grip
TractableEasy to deal with, manage, or control
ContractTo make smaller; to shrink; to catch or be infected
ContractionProcess of shortening or making smaller
DetractTo take or draw away from the importance of
DistractTo draw the attention away from; disturb
DistractionThat which draws away attention; an amusment
AttractTo draw to oneself; to entice
AttractionSomething that delights, draws attention
ExtractTo pull or draw out, usually with effort
ExtractableCapable of being pulled out
AbstractTheoretical, not concrete, not real
AbstarctionTheory; Idea; Notion
ProtractTo draw out; to lengthen; to prolong; to extend
ProtractorAn instrument used for measuring angles
RetractTo pull back
RetractionA taking back; a withdrawal of statement
SubtractTo take away
SubtractionAct of taking something away
TractTo Pull

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Terms 21
Creator ben_mcnaboe
Created November 20, 2007
Group English-Shaw-2White
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  1. Abstarction Theory; Idea; Notion - 42 misses
  2. Retraction A taking back; a withdrawal of statement - 23 misses
  3. Distraction That which draws away attention; an amusment - 22 misses
  4. Detract To take or draw away from the importance of - 22 misses
  5. Subtraction Act of taking something away - 19 misses
  6. Subtract To take away - 17 misses
  7. Contraction Process of shortening or making smaller - 15 misses