This week’s root Tract – Pull Abstract (adj) pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views Attract (v) to pull into something; to pull into oneself Contract (v) to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of ‘expand’ Distract (v) to pull a person’s attention in another direction Extract (v) to pull out by force Protract (v) to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong Retraction (n) a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back Subtract (v) put pull some out, therefore having less left over Traction (v) a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured. Tractor (n) a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads