| A | B |
| Sub | under |
| torqueo | to twist or bend, to turn around |
| verso | to turn |
| Subvert | to upset, to overthrow, to ruin |
| subservient | excess, very willing to yield |
| contort | to twist or bend out of shape |
| distort | to change something, to make it false |
| retort | (v) to reply quickly; (n) a quick, witty sometimes biting reply |
| tortuous | having many twists and turns |
| adversity | hardship; misforture |
| avert | to run away; to prevent |
| introvert | a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
| perverse | stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required |
| prose | ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter |