Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
Q
SUB
A
under
2
Q
to upset; to overthrow; to ruin
A
subvert
3
Q
excessively willing to yield; submissive
A
subservient
4
Q
TORQUEO, TORQUERE, TORSI, TORTUM
A
to twist, to bend, to turn around
5
Q
twist or bend out of shape
A
contort
6
Q
- to change something to make it false
- to twist out of (something) its natural shape
A
distort
7
Q
- to reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation
- a quick, witty, sometimes biting reply
A
retort
8
Q
- having many twists and turns
- deceitfully roundabout; tricky
A
tortuous
9
Q
VERSO, VERSARE, VERSAVI, VERSATUM
A
to turn, to turn around
10
Q
hardship; misfortune
A
adversity
11
Q
- to turn away one’s eyes
- to prevent
A
avert
12
Q
a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward
A
introvert
13
Q
stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
A
perverse
14
Q
referring to speech or writing other than verse
A
prose
