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Lesson 10
Turning roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vers/vert | to turn |
| contra | against |
| contrary | stubborn |
| divert | to turn aside/apart |
| reverse | to turn back/again |
| contradictory | to speak against |
| dict | to speak or say |
| re | back or again |
| version | noun because it ends in ion |
| versatile | talented, not limited |
| versus | abbreviated vs against |
| vertebrate | animals with backbones that allow them to turn |
| contrast | to point out differences |
| antonym | phrase the means nearly the opposite |
| synonym | phrase that means nearly the same |
| controversial | something, a topic that is debatable, stirs up opinions |
| prefix di | apart or aside |
| prefix dis | apart |
| rupt | to tear |
| disrupt | to tear apart |
| divide | to separate into parts |
| contradict | to speak against |
| dict | to speak or say |
| contradiction | noun because it ends in ion |