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Lesson 2 Motion

Vocab from Classical Roots

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sub under
subvert to upset;to overthrow;to ruin
subservient excessively willing to yield;submissive
sublime noble, exalted,majestic;inspiring awe or admiration
subjective resulting from the thoughts, feelings, ideas or perception of the person who is thinking; it's personal, not objective
sublimate have a purifying effect on; if you have an unacceptable impulse you redirect to an acceptable form
subside to become less active or intense
subterfuge plan, action or device used to hide one's true objective or goal;strategy
succumb to give way, yield, submit to temptation
sub rosa under the rose (classic symbol of secrecy
torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum to twist;to bend;to turn around
contort to twist or to bend out of shape
distort to change something to make it false or to twist out of its natural shape
retort a comeback;to reply quickly and sharply; sometimes in response to an accusation
tortuous having many twists and turns; deceitfuly roundabout, tricky
tort wrongful act, injury, damage
truss tie, bind, bundle
verso, versare, versavi, versatum to turn, to turn around
adversity hardship, misfortune
avert to turn away e.g.one's eyes; to prevent
introvert a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward
perverse stubbornly doing something other that what is reasonable or required; deviating from what is good or right
divert turn aside in course, direction; distract
revert go back in action, thought, opinion, or speech, return to a former state or opinion
versatile competent and capable in many things; adaptable to many situations
extroversion outward directed; more interested in others than himself
vortex activity, situation, that resembles a whirlwind in its effect and power
perverse stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
prose ordinary speech that is not poetry; no rhyme
divert turn aside in course or direction; distract
revert go back in action, thought or speech; return to an earlier state or opinion
versatile competent and capable in many things; adaptable to many situations
vortex activity, situation that resembles a whirlwind in its effect and power
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