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From Latin trahere (to pull, drag, draw), past participle tractum. One of Latin's great "pulling" roots: attract (pull toward), contract (pull together), abstract (pull away), retract (pull back), extract (pull out), and procrastinate (pull forward to tomorrow — to delay). Treat and portray descend through Old French, preserving the "draw/handle" sense.
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abstract
Theoretical, not concrete; a summary of a text
abstraction
A general concept not tied to specifics; the process of forming such concepts
abstractly
In an abstract or theoretical way
attraction
The quality of being appealing; a force drawing things together; a popular place or event; 吸引力;引力;景点
betray
To be disloyal or treacherous; to reveal unintentionally
contract
To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement; Contracted; affianced; betrothed
contraction
The process of becoming smaller; a muscle tightening; a shortened word form
contractor
A person or company hired to do work under a contract
contracts
Legally binding agreements; to become smaller or enter into an agreement
contrast
A noticeable difference between things (n.); to show or form a difference (v.)
contrasted
Placed in opposition to highlight differences
contrasting
Strikingly different when compared
contrastive
Relating to or showing contrast, especially in linguistic comparison
counter-tradition
A movement or practice opposing established tradition
detraction
Disparagement or slander that reduces someone's reputation
detractor
A person who criticizes or belittles someone or something
distraught
Extremely upset or distressed; incapacitated by worry or grief
drug-treatment
The use of medication to treat disease or addiction
entrance
A door or opening used to enter a place; the act of entering
entrancing
Delightfully charming and captivating
entreaty
An earnest and urgent request or plea
ill-treatment
Cruel or harsh treatment
on-track
Progressing as planned; not deviating from a goal
one-track
Focused on only one idea; narrow-minded
portraiture
The art of making portraits; a portrait or group of portraits
portray
To paint or draw a likeness; to represent or describe in a particular way
procrastinate
To unnecessarily delay or put off doing something
procrastination
The habit of unnecessarily delaying tasks
procrastinator
A person who habitually delays tasks
racetrack
A circuit designed for racing; 跑道,赛车场
retract
To pull back or withdraw; to take back a statement or claim
retrain
To train again, especially in a new skill or job
retraining
Learning new skills for a different job or field
short-track
A form of speed skating on a smaller oval track
subtraction
The arithmetic operation of finding the difference between two numbers
trace
To follow or find the origin of something; a mark or sign left behind
traceable
Able to be tracked or traced back to an origin
track
a path or course; a music recording; to follow or monitor
tract
A large area of land; a body system; a short pamphlet
tractable
Easy to manage or control; obedient
trader
A person who buys and sells goods or securities
tradesman
A skilled manual worker; a shopkeeper
traditionalistic
Relating to or supporting traditionalism
trail
A path through the countryside; marks left by a person or animal; to follow behind
train
to develop skills through practice; a series of rail cars
trained
Having received instruction or practice to develop a skill
trainee
A person undergoing formal training for a job
trainer
A person who trains others; a running shoe
training
The process of learning or teaching skills through practice
trains
Plural of train; third-person singular of train
trait
A distinguishing characteristic of a person's nature
traitor
A person who betrays their country or someone's trust
traitorous
Guilty of betrayal; disloyal or treasonous
trapper
A person who traps wild animals for their fur or meat
traveler
A person who travels to different places
treat
to behave toward; to give medical care; an enjoyable gift
treatable
Able to be treated or cured medically
treatment
the way someone is dealt with; medical care
trick-or-treat
To go door-to-door on Halloween asking for candy
two-track
A system with two parallel paths or levels
untrained
Lacking formal instruction or training
well-trained
Having received thorough and effective training