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11 Cards in this Set
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subvert
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to upset, to overthrow, to ruin
root: sub |
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subservient
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excessively willing to yield; submissive
root: sub |
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contort
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to twist or bend out of shape
root: torqueo |
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distort
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to change something to make it false
root: torqueo |
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retort
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to reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation
root: torqueo |
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tortuous
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having many twists and turns
root: torqueo |
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adversity
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hardship, misfortune
root: verso |
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avert
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to turn away
root: verso |
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introvert
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a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward
root: verso |
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prose
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ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter
root: verso |
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perverse
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stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
root: verso |
