subvert
tr. v. To upset; to overthrow; to ruin
subservient
adj. Excessively willing to yield; submassive.
contort
tr. v. To twist or bend out of shape.
distort
tr.v. 1. to change something to make it false.
2. To twist (something) out of its natural shape.
retort
1. tr. and intr. v. To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation.
2. n. A quick, witty, sometimes biting reply.
tortuous
adj. 1. Having many twists and turns
2. Deceitfully roundabout; tricky
adversity
n. Hardship; misfortune.
avert
tr. v.1.To turn away (one's eyes).
2. to prevent.
introvert
n. A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.
pervers
adj. Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required.
prose
1. n. ordinary speech or writing without thyme or meter (that is, without verse)
2. adj. Referring to speech or writing other than verse.
CHALLENGE WORDS
extort
to steal info or money by violence or humiliation
torque
power in cars
tort
a cake :D
truss
a triangular structure in engineering
vertigo
a feeling of uneasiness you feel at great heights
vortex
the hole in a hurricane or tornado
PHOTOS
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