Unit 7- Greek and Latin Root Words

able to move from one place to another

• motive

• mobile

• detract

• contentious

the condition of being eager to act or work

• attention

• tension

• motive

• motivation

a reason for doing something

• motive

• motivation

• contentious

• tractor

a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment

• detract

• tension

• attention

• tractor

to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something

• mobile

• extend

• detract

• contentious

to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller

• motivation

• tension

• contract

• contentious

the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something

• attention

• tension

• motive

• motivation

to cause something, such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out

• contentious

• extend

• detract

• motive

the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax

• detract

• attention

• tractor

• tension

likely to cause people to argue or disagree

• detract

• mobile

• contentious

• tension