Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
Q
subvert
A
Verb
To upset; to overthrow; to ruin
2
Q
subservient
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Adjective
Excessively willing to yield; submissive
3
Q
contort
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Verb
To twist or bend out of shape
4
Q
distort
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Verb
- To change something to make it false
- To twist (something) out of its natural shape
5
Q
retort
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Verb
To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation
6
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tortuous
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Adjective
- Having many twists and turns
- Deceitfully roundabout; tricky
7
Q
adversity
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Noun
Hardship; misfortune
8
Q
avert
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Verb
- To turn away
- To prevent
9
Q
introvert
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Noun
A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward
10
Q
perverse
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Adjective
Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
11
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prose
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Noun
1. Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter
Adjective
2. Referring to speech or writing other than verse
