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CR Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sub (Latin) | Under |
| Verso, Versare, Versave, Versatum (Latin) | to turn, to turn around |
| Torqueu, Torsi, Torquere, Tortum (Latin) | To twist, to bend, to turn around |
| Subvert (tr.v) | To upset; to overthrow; to ruin |
| Subservient (adj) | Excessively willing to yield; submissive |
| Contort (tr.v) | To twist or bend out of shape |
| Distort (tr.v) | 1. To change something; to make it false 2. To twist something out of its natural shape |
| Retort (tr. & in. v) | To reply quickly and sharply |
| Retort (n) | A quick, often biting, reply |
| Tortuous (adj) | 1. Having many twists and turns 2. Deceitfully roundabout; tricky |
| Adversity (n) | Hardship; misfortune |
| Avert (tr.v) | 1. To turn away (one's eyes) 2. To prevent |
| Introvert (n) | A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
| Perverse (adj) | Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required; odd |
| Prose (n) | Ordinary writing without rhyme or meter(without verse) |
| Prose (adj) | referring to speech or writing other than verse |