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percussion The sharp striking of one thing against another. Instruments that make a sound when struck. perennial Lasting for an indefinitely long time. Continuing regularly. permeate To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout persevere To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles. defer To postpone; to delay. To yield respectfully to the opinion or will of another. dilatory Tending to delay or postpone. elation Exited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness. infer To use available evidence to from a conclusion. contend To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry. intent Purpose. Concentrating on or dedicated to an idea or action. subvert To upset; to overthrow; to ruin. subservient Excessively willing to yield; submissive. contort To twist or bend out of shape. distort To change something to make it false. To twist (something) out of its natural shape. retort To reply quickly and sharply, often in reply to an accusation. A quick, witty, and sometimes biting reply. tortuous Having many twists and turns. Deceitfully roundabout; tricky. adversity Hardship; misfortune. avert To turn away ones eyes. To prevent. introvert A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward. perverse Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required. prose Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter. Referring to speech or writing other than verse. excerpt A passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc. To take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote. exhilarate To cheer; to stimulate; to enliven. exonerate To free from blame. To relive of a task. exorbitant Excessive. compound To mix together; to combine two or more parts or elements . exposition A precise statement or explanation. A public exhibit or show. expound To set fourth an explanation or view of something in detail. impose To set up; or to force something (or oneself) on others. impostor One who deceives by using a false identity. proponent One who argues in support of something. extraneous Coming from outside; foreign. Not essential or vital. extraterrestrial Outside or originating outside the limits of Earth's atmosphere. extrovert A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather inward. mediate To act as a negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute. mediocrity The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person. medium A substance or element through which something is transmitted. A person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead. non sequitur A statement that does not follow logically from evidence. obsequious Excessively willing to yield to others. subsequent Coming after or later. sequester To go into hiding; to seek solitude. To isolate. coherent Showing an ordinary relation of parts. Sticking together. colloquial Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather that formal speech or writing. commiserate To feel or express sorrow or pity (used with the word with). condone To forgive; to disregard an offense. commodious Spacious, roomy, as in a house. contrite Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins. abstain To refrain from something by one's choice. impertinent Impudent; rude. Irrelevant. pertinacious Holding firm, even stubbornly, to a belief. tenacity Hanging on something persistently or stubbornly. PER through FERO, FERRE, TULI, LATUM to bring, to bear, to carry TENDO, TENDERE, TETENDI, TENSUM to stretch SUB under TORQUEO, TORQUERE, TORSI, TORTUM to twist VERSO, VERSARE, VERSAVI, VERSATUM to turn, to turn around EX from, out of PONO, PONERE, POSUI, POSITUM to place, to put EXTRA on the outside MEDIUS middle SEQUOR, SEQUI, SECTUM to follow CUM with, together with TENEO, TENERE, TENUI, TENTUM to hold, to keep