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Vocab Words List 2
Vocab words list 2 English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prefix - sub | Latin "under" |
| Subvert | v. to upset,to overthrow,to ruin |
| Subservient | adj. excessively willing to yeild, submissive |
| prefix - Torqueo, Torquere, Torsi, Tortum | Latin "to twist","to bend","to turn around" |
| Contort | v. to twist or bend out of shape |
| Distort | v. 1. to change something to make it false 2.to twist (something) out of its natural shape |
| Retort | v. & n. v. To reply quickly and sharply often as if in reply to an accustion n. a quick, witty, sometimes biting reply |
| Tortuos | adj. 1. Having many twists and turns 2. Deceitfully roundabout, tricky |
| prefix - Verso, Versare, Versari, Versatum | Latin "to turn around", "to turn" |
| Adversity | n. hardship, misfortune |
| Avert | v. 1. To turn away (one's eyes) 2. To prevent |
| Introvert | n. a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
| Perverse | adj. stubbornlt doing something other than what is reasonable or required |
| Prose | n. ordinary speech or writing other than verse |