The root tract means to ______.

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The root tract means to ______.

The meaning behind this root is drawing or pulling. Tract comes from a Latin verb meaning to pull or draw, and you can see it in everyday words like tractor (a machine that pulls), traction (the action of pulling or the grip that helps movement), and attract (to pull toward). Because the root conveys pulling/drawing, the correct option is to pull. The other options don’t fit the sense of this root, since they relate to different ideas (carrying, writing, feeling) that aren’t connected to this root.

The meaning behind this root is drawing or pulling. Tract comes from a Latin verb meaning to pull or draw, and you can see it in everyday words like tractor (a machine that pulls), traction (the action of pulling or the grip that helps movement), and attract (to pull toward). Because the root conveys pulling/drawing, the correct option is to pull. The other options don’t fit the sense of this root, since they relate to different ideas (carrying, writing, feeling) that aren’t connected to this root.

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