| Term | Definition |
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verto/versum |
to turn |
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diversity (der) |
dis - separate |
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diversity (def) |
turning to separate ways; unlikeness |
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versatile |
able to turn easily from one subject/occupation to another |
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adversity |
an event marked by misfortune |
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transverse |
lying across something |
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converse/inverse |
both terms mean something opposite |
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aversion |
an extreme dislike for something |
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perverse |
willfully going in the opposite direction of what is right/good |
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subversive |
to cause the downfall of something existing |
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picayune |
something that is unimportant |
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parsimonious |
describes someone who is stingy or extremely thrifty |