Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Subvert
A
To upset; to overthrow; to ruin
2
Q
Subservient
A
Excessively willing to yield; submissive
3
Q
Contort
A
To twist or bend out of shape
4
Q
Distort
A
To change something to make it false
5
Q
Retort
A
To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation
6
Q
Tortuous
A
Having many twists and turns
7
Q
Adversity
A
Hardship; Misfortune
8
Q
Avert
A
To turn away (one’s eyes)
9
Q
Introvert
A
A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward
10
Q
Perverse
A
Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
11
Q
Prose
A
Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter
