tract/struct Flashcards

1
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abstract

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

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2
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attract

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to pull into something; to pull into oneself

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3
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contract

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to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand”

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4
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distract

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to pull a person’s attention in another direction

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5
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extract

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to pull out by force

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6
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protract

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

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7
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retraction

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a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

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8
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subtract

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to pull some out; therefore having less left over

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9
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traction

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

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10
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tractor

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a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

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11
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construction

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what is built; buildings that are created or produced

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12
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destruction

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the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

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13
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infrastructure

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the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools

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14
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instruct

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to build knowledge

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15
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instructor

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a person who helps someone build knowledge

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16
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misconstrue

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to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way

17
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obstruction

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something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way

18
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reconstruct

A

to build again

19
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substructure

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the base, support, or foundation of a building

20
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superstructure

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something built on topo of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base

21
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tract

A

pull

22
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struct

A

build

23
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con-

A

together

24
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infra-

A

below

25
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de-

A

separate

26
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mis-

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wrong

27
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re-

A

again

28
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sub-

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under

29
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super-

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over

30
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ab-

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away from

31
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at-

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toward

32
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dis-

A

away

33
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ex-

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out of