Vocab 17 Flashcards
1
Q
to ruin, usually by undermining
A
subvert
2
Q
overly accommodating or willing to serve
A
subservient
3
Q
to twist something out of its original shape
A
distort
4
Q
to reply quickly, sharply
A
retort
5
Q
containing many twists and turns
A
torturous
6
Q
hardship, misfortune
A
adversity
7
Q
to turn away or prevent
A
avert
8
Q
something whose thoughts and feelings tend to turn inwards
A
introvert
9
Q
stubbornly doing something other than the reasonable/normal thing
A
perverse
10
Q
ordinary, non-rhyming writing
A
prose
