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Sophomore English
Vocab Lesson 2
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English
10th Grade
02/16/2007

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Term
subvert
Definition
To upset, to overthrow, to ruin
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subservient
Definition
Excessively willing to yield, submissive.
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Contort
Definition
To twist or bend out of shape.
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Distort
Definition
To change comething to make it false.
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Retort
Definition
To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation.
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Tortuous
Definition
Having many twists and turns.
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Adversity
Definition
Hardship, misfortune
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Avert
Definition
To turn away (one's eyes)
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Introvert
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A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.
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perverse
Definition
Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required.
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Prose
Definition
Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter.
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