Latin Stems 1

Gress to go
Progress to go forward
noun or verb

Regress to go backward
verb

Digress to go away from

verb

Aggressive to go after, usually physically

adjective

Egress to exit, to go out

verb

Transgress to go against
verb

Rupt to break
Interrupt to break in between
verb

Rupture to break apart

noun or verb

Erupt to break outward

verb

Disrupt to break away

verb

Abrupt suddenly, quickly

adjective

Tract to pull
Detract to pull down, to decrease
verb

Traction the act of pulling or dragging across a surface

noun

Tractor a vehicle that pulls things

noun

Extract to take something out

noun and verb

Attract to pull towards

verb

Distract to pull attention away

verb

Mot to move
Motion movement
noun

Emotion feelings
noun

Motivate to get one moving, persuade, inspire

verb

Locomotive a train that moves things

verb

Emoticon symbols to show emotions

noun

Demote to move down (in rank)

verb

Promote to move upward (in rank)

verb