Word List: tract = pull

Fill in the blank: The word 'abstract' means ______ away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views.

• abstract

• tangible

• concrete

• specific

Fill in the blank: The word 'attract' means to ______ into something; to ______ into oneself.

• attract

• repel

• distract

• avoid

Fill in the blank: The word 'contract' means to ______ together to make smaller in size or bulk; to ______ inward; opposite of 'expand'.

• contract

• expand

• enlarge

• inflate

Fill in the blank: The word 'distract' means to ______ a person's attention in another direction.

• distract

• attract

• capture

• engage

Fill in the blank: The word 'extract' means to ______ out by force.

• extract

• remove

• pull

• seize

Fill in the blank: The word 'protract' means to ______ out; to make something take longer; to prolong.

• prolong

• contract

• shorten

• reduce

Fill in the blank: The word 'retraction' means a statement or promise that is ______ back or taken back.

• retracted

• removed

• declared

• confirmed

Fill in the blank: The word 'subtract' means to ______ some out, therefore having less left over.

• subtract

• divide

• multiply

• add

Fill in the blank: The word 'traction' means a ______ to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured.

• force

• pressure

• tension

• stress

Fill in the blank: The word 'tractor' means a powerful vehicle that ______ farm machines and hauls heavy loads.

• pulls

• drives

• operates

• lifts