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11
Writing
10th Grade
10/15/2007

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subvert
Definition
to upset, overthrow, or 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 something to make it false
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retort
Definition
to reply quickly or sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation
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tortuous
Definition

having many twists and turns

deceitfull roundabout; tricky 

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adversity
Definition
hardship; misfortune
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advert
Definition
to turn away (one's eyes)
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introvert
Definition
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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