English 2 Unit 1

intractable

stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

retract

to draw back; withdraw

impetus

that which drives one; momentum

induce

to lead towards some action

peto

to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

petulant

irritable or short-tempered

impetuous

acting passionately and without forethought

invincible

unable to be conquered

vinc/vict

to conquer

provincial

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

evince

to establish; to reflect the truth of

duc/duct

to lead

conducive

supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

deduce

to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer

tract

to drag

protracted

extended in time; prolonged