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1
Q

abstract

A

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

2
Q

attract

A

to pull into something; to pull into oneself

3
Q

contract

A

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

4
Q

distract

A

to pull a person’s attention in another direction

5
Q

extract

A

to pull out by force

6
Q

protract

A

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

7
Q

retraction

A

a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

8
Q

subtract

A

to pull some out; therefore having less left over

9
Q

traction

A

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

10
Q

tractor

A

a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

11
Q

construction

A

what is built; buildings that are created or produced

12
Q

destruction

A

the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

13
Q

infrastructure

A

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

14
Q

instruct

A

to build knowledge

15
Q

instructor

A

a person who helps someone build knowledge

16
Q

misconstrue

A

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

17
Q

obstruction

A

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

18
Q

reconstruct

A

to build again

19
Q

substructure

A

the base, support, or foundation of a building

20
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superstructure

A

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

21
Q

tract

A

pull

22
Q

struct

A

build

23
Q

con-

A

together

24
Q

infra-

A

below

25
Q

de-

A

separate

26
Q

mis-

A

wrong

27
Q

re-

A

again

28
Q

sub-

A

under

29
Q

super-

A

over

30
Q

ab-

A

away from

31
Q

at-

A

toward

32
Q

dis-

A

away

33
Q

ex-

A

out of