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

Red Hot Root Words

adversary noun a person who opposes another; an opponent

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

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

aversion I have an aversion to snakes and spiders.

contort verb to bend out of shape

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

conversant adjective familiar (with); acquainted (with)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

torturous adjective involving torture; inflicting pain

torturous Breaking your ankle is a torturous experience.

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

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

vertex noun the highest point; top

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

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