| Term | Definition |
|---|
| TRACT | to draw or pull |
| tractor | n. powerful motor-driven vehicle for pulling machinery |
| retract | verb. drawn back or in |
| detract | v. to draw away from |
| PEND | hang |
| pendulum | n. something hung as to swing freely |
| suspend | v. to hang by a support; to exclude from school |
| appendix | n. extra material added to the end of a book |
| impending | adj. hanging over one, as doom |
| ASTER /ASTRO | star |
| asteroid | adj. like a star; n. a small body that rotates around the sun |
| astrology | n. the study of the stars as having an influence on one's |
| astronomy | n. science of heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) |
| submit | v. to present to others for consideration |
| emit | v. to send out from a sources: radiate |
| remit | v. to make payment |
| remiss | adj. careless; negligent |
| POP | people |
| overpopulate | adj. having too many people |
| depopulate | v. to cut down the size of the population |
| populace | n. the people of a city, country, etc. |
| ambivalent | adj. having conflicting feelings |
| AMBI | both |
| ambidextrous | adj. able to use both hands with skill |
| ambiguous | adj. having a double meaning |
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