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Question 1

interject

Answer 1

His anger was growing as he listened to the conversation, and every so often he would interject a crude comment

Question 2

conjecture

Answer 2

He was last heard of in Bogota, and they conjectured that he had met his end in the Andes at the hands of the guerrillas

Question 3

trajectory

Answer 3

Considering the likely range, trajectory, and accuracy of a bullet fired from a cheap handgun at 100 yards, the murder seemed incredible

Question 4

trans-

Answer 4

across

Question 5

TRACT

Answer 5

comes from trahere, the Latin verb meaning “drag or draw”

Question 6

traction

Answer 6

The spinning wheels were getting no traction on the ice, and we began to slip backward down the hill

Question 7

retract

Answer 7

She was forced to retract her comment about her opponent after it was condemned in the press

Question 8

protracted

Answer 8

No one was looking forward to a protracted struggle for custody of the baby

Question 9

intractable

Answer 9

Corruption in the army was the country’s intractable problem, and for many years all foreign aid had ended up in the colonels’ pockets