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Distort
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twist out of shape; contort (2) falsify
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Extort
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wrest(money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally, "twist out")
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Retort
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reply quickly or sharply in kind ("twist back")
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Torsion
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act of twisting; twisting of a body by two equal and
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Tortuous
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full of twists or curves; winding, as a tortuous road
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Evict
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(1) expel by legal process, as to evict a tenant (2) oust
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Evince
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(1) show clearly, disclose
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Invincible
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Incapable of being conquered
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Vanquish
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overcome in battle: conquer
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fractious
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apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable
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