| A | B |
|---|
| Contort | to twist or bend out of shape |
| Retort | to reply quickly and sharply, often as in response to an accusation |
| Subvert | to overthrow; to ruin |
| Avert | to turn away one’s eyes |
| Subservient | excessively willing to yield; submissive |
| Introvert | a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
| Distort | to change something or make it false |
| Adversity | hardship; misfortune |
| Tortuous | deceitfully roundabout; tricky |
| Prose | Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter |
| Perverse | stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required |
