Lesson 2 Latin Roots
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14 Terms
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sub
under
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torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum
to bend, to turn around
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verso, versare, versavi, versatum
to turn, to turn around
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subvert
to overthrow, to ruin
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subservient
excessively willing to yield, submissive,inferior.
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contort
to twist or bend out of shape
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distort
to change something or to make it false
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retort
to reply quickly and sharply, often in reply to an accusation
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tortuous
having many twists and turns, tricky
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adversity
hardship, misfortune
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avert
to turn away (one's eyes)
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introvert
a person whose thoughts/interests are directed inward
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perverse
stubbornly doing something other than what is required or reasonable
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prose
ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter
