Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary – Root Words – “ducere”

The conductor in a street band or parade
The conductor leads his orchestra.

Today’s Root:  ducere, ductus

– to lead, to draw out,

Word Building:

abduction – to take, steal,

conduct – a way of acting, especially when leading as in conductor or the ability to draw out and transmit heat.

Used in Conjunction with Other Word Parts:

subduction – tectonic plates shifting under one another

aqueduct – drawing out of water

Sample Sentence:

Although she had never heard the word, she was able to deduce its meaning.

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