TORT/TORS (Latin Root): to twist

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contortionist (noun)

an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures

flex/flect

bend

string/strict

bind, draw tight

fract/frag

break

torsion (noun)

the twisting of a bodily organ or part on its own axis; the state of being twisted

retort (verb)

to answer (an argument) by a counter argument

extort (verb)

to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power

distort (verb)

to twist out of a natural, normal or original shape or condition, or true meaning

omni

every, everywhere

ten/tin/tent

hold, keep

tortuous (adjective)

marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns

prehend/prehens

seize, grasp

torture (noun)

something that causes agony or pain


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