| A | B |
|---|
| test | witness |
| tors, tort | to twist |
| tract | to draw, to pull |
| trib | to assign; to allot, to pay |
| attest | v. to declare or swear that something is true or genuine |
| attribute | n. a inherent characteristic or quality of a person; v. to explain with a cause or regard as an effect or by-product of |
| contortion | n. the state of being twisted into unusual shapes/postion |
| detest | v. t dislike intensely; to hate |
| extortion | n. getting money by illegal means, cleverly |
| intractable | a. very difficult to manage or keep in line; unruly |
| protracted | a. drawn out over a period of time, usually unnecessarily so. |
| retort | v. to reply in kind (sharp, witty); rejoinder |
| retract | v.to withdraw, as a promise; to take back as a previous statement |
| retribution | n. something given or demanded as repayment, especially as punishment |
| testimonial | n. statement describing a person's merits and qualifications in a favorable way; a ceremony doing the same |
| tortuous | a. characterized by much bending/twisting; |
