vocab list 5

TRACT

TRACT

to draw or pull

PEND

hang

ASTER/ASTRO

star

MIT/MISS

send

POP

people

AMBI

both

Tractor

n. Powerful motor-driven vehicle for pulling machinery

Retractable

adj. can be drawn back or in

Detract

v. to draw away from

Pendulum

n. Something hung as to swing freely

Suspend

v. to hang by a support; to exclude from school

Appendix

n. Extra material added to the end of a book

Impending

adj. Hanging over one, as doom

Asteroid

adj. Like a star ; n. A small body that rotates around the sun

Astrology

n. The study of the stars as having influence on one’s destiny (horoscopes)

Astronomy

n. The science of heavenly bodies

Submit

v. to present to others for consideration

Emit

v. to send out from a source; to radiate

Remit

v. to make a payment

Remiss

adj. Careless; negligent

Overpopulated

adj. Having too many people

Depopulate

v. to cut down the size of the population

Populace

n. The people of a city, country, etc.

Ambivalent

adj. Having conflicting feelings

Ambidextrous

adj. Able to use both hands with skill

Ambiguous

adj. Having a double meaning

Mitigate

v. to moderate the effect of something (make less severe or painful)

Ambience

n. Atmosphere, mood or feeling

Submission

v. the act of yielding or surrendering; handing over something for consideration or inspection

Pending

adj. Not yet decided, determined or established

Tractile

adj. That can be drawn out in length (like an antenna)