| A | B |
|---|
| peri- (def.) | around, about, near, enclosing |
| prehend-/prehens- (def.) | seize, grasp |
| tort-/tors- (def.) | twist |
| periscope (def.) | (noun) an instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface |
| periscope (sent.) | Before changing its position, the cautious turtle raised its head like a ***to survey surrounding conditions. |
| peripheral (def.) | (adjective) on the outer boundary; outlying; minor |
| peripheral (sent.) | The horse pulling the carriage through the city streets wore blinders to block its ***view of passing traffic. This kept the horse calm. |
| comprehensive (def.) | (adjective) complete; extensive; full; inclusive; broad |
| comprehensive (sent.) | A helicopter gives a *** view of the city for the traffic report. |
| apprehend (def.) | (verb) to seize or take into custody |
| apprehend (sent.) | Law enforcement officials are doing their best to ***the escaped convict, |
| reprehensible (def.) | (adjective) blameworthy; guilty; liable |
| reprehensible (sent.) | Stealing money from the elderly is a ***act since most of them are on a fixed income and need all their income. |
| prehensile (def.) | (adjective) adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object |
| prehensile (sent.) | A monkey’s ***tail allows it to climb trees and escape predators with ease, for it can use its tail as another limb to help it grasp a branch. |
| extort (def.) | (verb) to take from a person by force; to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation |
| extort (sent.) | Captured soldiers worry that the enemy will torture them to ***military secrets from them. |
| contortionist (def.) | (noun) a person who can twist his or her body into odd postures |
| contortionist (sent.) | The *** amazed us with her remarkable ability to throw her bodies into extraordinary postures. |
| retort (def.) | (verb, noun) to reply quickly or sharply; an angry reply |
| retort (sent.) | When I said “good morning” to my boss, her curt ***of “What’s so good about it?” let me know she was not in the best mood today. |
| distort (def.) | (verb) twist out of shape; twist out of the true meaning; falsify; pervert |
| distort (sent.) | • Cameron tried to ***the truth to his parents by claiming that the other car jumped out of nowhere; in truth, the other car was turning and Cameron hit it from behind. |
