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11 Cards in this Set
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subvert
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to upset to overthrow to tuin
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subservient
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excessively willing to yield submissive
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contort
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to twist or bend out of shape
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distort
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to change something ot make it flase
to twist (seomthing) oout of its natural shape |
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retort
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to reply quickly and sharply, oftenas if in reply to an accusation
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tortuous
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having many twists and turns
deceitfully roundabout; tricky |
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adversity
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hardship; misfortune
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avert
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to turn way (one's eyes)
to prevent |
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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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stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
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prose
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ordinary speech or writing wihout thyme or meter
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