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Vocabulary Lesson 32
ELA
Term | Definition |
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attract | to cause someone to choose to do or be involved in something; to cause someone to like or be interested in something or someone; to cause someone or something to go or move toward a place. |
detract | to reduce the strength, value, importance of something. |
extract | to remove something by pulling or cutting it out; to get information from something or someone. |
subtract | to take a number or amount from another number or amount. |
traction | the force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along. |
advance | to move forward; to make progress; to continue in the process of development |
adjacent | close or near; sharing a border, wall, or point. |
admire | to feel respect or approval for; to look at something or someone with enjoyment. |
ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well. |
ambiguous | able to be understood in more than one way; having more than one possible meaning; not expressed or understood clearly. |