Essential Word Roots: Lead the Way: Duc and Duct

The biggest letdown about being abducted by aliens is the abundance of gravity on the spaceship. We Are the Ants

Every day, from the time of his abduction through his training, he prayed in his heart for a chance to escape. New York Times (Jun 21, 2017)

Adduce a pattern and you have to infer that the expansion will continue. Forbes (Feb 10, 2015)

Northern reservoirs funnel water to the southern half of the state through a complex system of concrete aqueducts. Washington Post (May 28, 2016)

As his own boss, he said he worked his schedule to be more conducive to creativity. Washington Times (Aug 23, 2017)

Instead she continued to pretend that her son was doing fine, that his grades were good and his conduct was improving. Hoot

“Cast iron doesn’t drop in temperature as much as thinner pans with better conductivity,” like aluminum and stainless steel. New York Times (Jun 28, 2016)

As the conductor waved his arms, he molded the air like handfuls of soft clay, and the musicians carefully followed his every direction. The Phantom Tollbooth

Hence a linguist would immediately deduce correctly that the English language arose in coastal northwestern Europe and spread around the world from there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

If a target is missed, there is a five-second penalty, which means they will deduct five seconds from your time. Washington Times (May 22, 2017)

“To make sense of all this, I must use my powers of deduction,” Penelope thought to herself. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling

Materials that can undergo lots of plastic deformation before they finally break are called ductile. Scientific American (May 7, 2015)

But after she had her two children, Mom and our uncle Jim, she became a teacher because she didn’t trust anyone else to educate them. The Glass Castle

The Latin root of the word educate is  ‘educe,’ which means to draw out that which lies inside the student. Forbes (Nov 21, 2012)

Fear, he realizes, helps to keep him awake, so he decides to induce it. Enrique's Journey

While North America and Europe banned lavish gifts to doctors years ago, financial inducements remain commonplace in many parts of the world. Reuters (Jul 12, 2013)

Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Time (Sep 7, 2017)

But there’s a difference between believing that, with reason—my induction from knowledge of the facts—and reporting it as a fact. Wall Street Journal (Jan 4, 2017)

The astrolabe was introduced to Europe by the eleventh century, where it saw wide use until the Renaissance. Circumference

There was once a state legislator in Wisconsin who objected to the introduction of daylight saving time despite all the good arguments for it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

The Earth is a complex system, an irreducible complexity that defies simplification into computer models. Scientific American (Nov 30, 2015)

Good food is supposed to produce good conversation I’ve heard. The Pigman

Everywhere I looked, I saw famous, widely advertised products sitting on laboratory desks and tables. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Lawrence’s experience as an impresario of Big Science gave him an instinctive grasp of how to scale up a process from prototype to production. Big Science

The program reduces pollution and conserves natural resources. We Are the Ants

Higher rates of economic growth, facilitated by periodic doses of liberalization, pushed forward poverty reduction. The World Is Flat

“Do not be seduced by false glamour; do not shirk your duties; do not wander off alone into the Wood at night.” Ash

They were watching for opportunities to traduce Franklin, to ruin his reputation, and if possible, to bring him into contempt. Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)