Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book B Lessons 1 & 2

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  1. contend
    be engaged in a fight
  2. defer
    hold back to a later time
  3. dilatory
    wasting time
  4. elation
    a feeling of joy and pride
  5. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  6. intent
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  7. percussion
    the act of striking a musical instrument
  8. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  9. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  10. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  11. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  12. avert
    turn away or aside
  13. contort
    twist and press out of shape
  14. distort
    make false by mutilation or addition
  15. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  16. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  17. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  18. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  19. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  20. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
Created on Sun Sep 23 12:15:05 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 05 20:09:50 EDT 2012)

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