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RED HOT ROOT WORDS Lesson 37 Mrs. Pope 7 th Grade Reading Twisting and Turning

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Red Hot Root Words

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adversary noun a person who opposes another; an opponent

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adversary In the story the adversary was a big, bad wolf.

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aversion noun a strong desire to avoid something because of feelings of dislike

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aversion I have an aversion to snakes and spiders.

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contort verb to bend out of shape

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contort The gymnast was able to contort her body in ways that normal people could not.

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conversant adjective familiar (with); acquainted (with)

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conversant The physics professor was conversant with the new theory, but he was not an expert.

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perversion noun a turning away from what is right or true; corruption

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perversion Her perversion made it hard for her old friends to remain on good terms with her.

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rotation noun the act of turning on an axis; a regular cycle of changes; a change of places

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rotation For each game there was a different lineup and rotation of batters.

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torsion noun the act of being twisted or the state of being twisted

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torsion By putting torsion on the bolt, she was able to dislodge it from the nut.

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torturous adjective involving torture; inflicting pain

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torturous Breaking your ankle is a torturous experience.

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versatile adjective able to be easily turnd or moved around; changeable; capable in many ways

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versatile She was a versatile softball player, able to play several positions.

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vertex noun the highest point; top

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vertex The height of a triangle is measured from the base to the vertex.

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