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Vocabulary
Lesson 2 and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subvert | To upset, to overthrow, to ruin. |
| subservient | Willing to yield. |
| contort | Bend out of shape. |
| distort | Change something to make it false. |
| retort | Reply quickly, often to reply to an accusation. |
| tortuous | Twists and turns tricky. |
| adversity | Hardship and misfortune. |
| avert | To look away. |
| introvert | Inward thoughts. |
| perverse | Stubbornly doing something than what is reasonable. |
| prose | A speech with out rhyme or meter. |
| percussion | Striking against something. |
| perennial | Long Lasting. |
| permeate | penetrate through spaces. |
| persevere. | Hold fast to a task. |
| defer | To delay respectfully. |
| dilatory | Tending to delay. |
| elation | joy |
| infer | Available evidence for a conclusion, guess. |
| contend | engage in a quarrel. |
| intent | purpose. |