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Lang. Arts Roots 5
Verso, Versare, Versavi, Versatum
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| VERSO, VERSARE, VERSAVI, VERSATUM (L) | "to turn" or "to turn around" |
| Adversity | Hardship; misfortune. |
| ad | "to" or "toward" |
| Avert | 1. To turn away(one's eyes). 2. To prevent. |
| a=ab | "away from" |
| Introvert | A person whose thoughts & interests are directed inward. |
| intro | "within" or "inward" |
| Perverse | Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required. |
| per | "through" |
| Prose | 1. Ordinary speech or writing w/o rhyme or meter(that is w/o verse). 2.Referring to speech or writing other than verse. |
| prosa | "straightforward" |
| proversum | "turned forward" |