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14 Cards in this Set
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Sub--L
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"under"
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Subvert-V
Subversion-N,Subversive-Adj,Subverted-Adj |
To upset; to overthrow; to ruin
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Subservient-Adj
Subservience-N,Subserviently-Adv |
Excessively willing to yield; submissive.
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Torqueo, Torquere, Torsi, Tortum
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"To twist, to bend,
To turn around" |
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Contort-V
Contorted-Adj,Contortion-N |
To twist or bend out of shape.
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Distort-V
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1 To change something to make it false. 2To twist (somthing) out of its natural shape.
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Retort-V
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1 To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation. 2 A quick, witty, sometimes biting reply.
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Tortuous-Adj
Tortuously-Adv,Tortuousness-N |
1 Having many twists and turns. 2 Deceitfully roundabout; tricky.
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Verso, Versare, Versavi, Versatum-L
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"To turn, to turn around"
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Adversity-N
Adverse-Adj,Adversely-Adv |
Hardship; misfortune.
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Avert-V
Averted-Adj |
1 To turn away (one's eyes). 2 To prevent.
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Introvert-N
Introversion-N,Introverted-Adj |
A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.
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Perverse-Adj
Perversely-Adv,Perverseness-N,Perversity |
Stubbornly doing something other than what is resonable or required.
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Prose-N
Prosaic-Adj |
1 Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter (that is, without verse). 2 Referring to speech or writing other than verse.
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