Vocabulary From Classical Roots, Book B, Ch. 2

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Sublime

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Characterized by nobility; majestic

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suceed

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1. v. to accomplish
2. to come after and take the place of

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subconscious

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1. adj. not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious
2. n. the part of the mind below the conscious level

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subjective

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1. adj. taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world
2. particular to a given person; personal

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sublimate

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1. chem. to cause a solid or gas to change state without becoming a liquid;
2. v. to modify the natural expression of a primitive, insinctual impulse in a socially acceptable manner

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subside

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1. to sink to a normal level or the bottom, as in a sediment;
2. to become less agitated or active; decrease

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subterfuge

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n. a deceptive strategem or device

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succumb

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1. to submit to an overpowering forces
2. to die (middle English)

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subvert

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1. to destroy completely; ruin;
2. to undermine the character or morals of another; to corrupt

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subservient

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adj., excessively willing to yield; submissive

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contort

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to twist out or bend out of shape
(con) (with)

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distort

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1. to change something to make it false
2.to twist something out of its natural shape. (dis) (apart)

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retort

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a quick witty sometimes bitting reply
(re) (back again)

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tortuous

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1. having many twists and turns
2. deceitfully roundabout;tricky

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nasturtium

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1.any of various new world plant parts of the genus tropaeolum
2. a brilliant orange-yellow
(nasus) (nose)

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extort

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to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation.
(ex) (out of)

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torque

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1. a collar, necklace, or armband bade of twisted metal.

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tort

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damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liablility, but not involving breach of contact, for which a civil suit can be brought.

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truss

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1. a supportive device
2. a rigid framework
3. to tie up or bind tightly

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adversity

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hardship; misfortune

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avert

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to turn away (ones eyes)

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introvert

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a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.

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perverse

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1.stubbornly doing other than what is reasonable or required.
2. obstinately persisting in an error or faault; wrongly self willed, or stubborn

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prose

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1.ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter.

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prosaic

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1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.

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invert

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1. to turn upside down.
2. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.

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versatile

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1. capable of doing many things competently
2. having varied uses or serving many functions

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version

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1.a description or account from one point of view, especially as opposed to another.
2. a translation from another language

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vice versa

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With the order or meaning reversed; converselyWith the order or meaning reversed; conversely

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extroversion

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1. Interest in or behavior directed toward others or one's environment rather than oneself.
2. A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.

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vertigo

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1. a. The sensation of dizziness.
b.An instance of such a sensation.
2.A confused, disoriented state of mind.

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vortex

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1. A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.
2. A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it