1. ROOT WORDS
Tract=pull

2. Abstract
Pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as attitude or views.

3. Attract
To pull into something; to pull into oneself.

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

5. Distract
To pull a person’s attention in another direction.

6. Extract
To pull out by force.

7. Protract
To pull out; to make something longer; to prolong.

8. Retraction
A statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back.

9. Subtract
To pull some out, therefore having less left over.

10. Traction
To pull to the arm or leg muscles; to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured.

11. Tractor
A powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads.

12. The End!!!
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