Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book B Lesson 2
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vravencraft on September 6, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 to upset; to overthrow; to ruin |  subvert |
| excessively willing to yield; submissive |  subservient |
| to twist or bend out of shape |  contort |
| 1. to change something to make it false 2. to twist (something) out of its natural shape |  distort |
| to reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation; a quick, witty, sometimes biting reply |  retort |
| 1. having many twists and turns 2. deceitfully roundabout; tricky |  tortuous |
| hardship; misfortune |  adversity |
| 1. to turn away (one's eyes) 2. to prevent |  avert |
| a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |  introvert |
| stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required | perverse |
| ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter; referring to speech or writing other than verse |  prose |
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