24 - the Root "Tract" Flashcards
0
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Something that draws attention away
A
Distraction
1
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To reduce the value, importance or quality of something. To take away something desirable
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Detract
2
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Extremely worried and upset. Emotionally agitated
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Distraught
3
Q
A heartfelt plea or request
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Entreaty
4
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To pull or draw out
A substance drawn out of something.
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Extract
5
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Difficult to manage or control, stubborn
Difficult to remedy, cure or make better.
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Intractable
6
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Drawn out in time, made longer
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Protracted
7
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To pull back
To withdraw a statement or promise
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Retract
8
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An area of land
A pamphlet or leaflet, usually one with a political or religious theme
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Tract
9
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Grip or hold; friction between something and the surface on which it moves.
The act of drawing or pulling a load
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Traction
