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Lesson 2 Roots
Classical Roots Lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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Sub | "under" Latin |
subvert | To upset; to overthrow; to ruin |
subservient | Excessively willing to yield; submissive |
"Torqueo, Torquere, Torsi, Tortum" | "to twist" Latin |
contort | To twist or bend out of shape |
distort | 1. To change something to make it false 2. To twist (something) out of its natural shape |
retort | To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation |
tortuous | 1. Having many twists and turns 2. Deceitfully roundabout; tricky |
"Verso, Versare, Versavi, Versatum" | "to turn" Latin |
adversity | Hardship; misfortune |
avert | 1. To turn away 2. To prevent |
introvert | A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
perverse | Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required |
prose | Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter |