Latin Roots Vocab Lesson 2

Sub: under

torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum: to twist, to bend, to turn around

verso, versare, versavi, versatum: to turn, to turn around

subvert: to overthrow, to ruin

subservient: excessively willing to yield, submissive, inferior

contort: to twist or bend out of shape

distort: to change something or to make it false

retort: to reply quickly and sharply, often in reply to an accusation

tortuous: having many twists and turns, tricky

adversity: hardship, misfortune

avert: to turn away (one’s eyes)

introvert: a person whose thoughts/interests are directed inward

perverse: stubbornly doing something other than what is required or reasonable

prose: ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter