MY VOCAB ABILITY:

1. The curved mirrors at the fair distorted his image so that he looked shorter and fatter than he really was.

2. Expert practitioners of yoga can contort their bodies so that their toes can touch their ears.

3. The suspension bridge was made with substandard steel, and in high winds the torsion was strong enough to crack the central shaft.

4. Medieval methods of torture were banned in the 18th century.

5. The artist lived a tortured life in a garret as he believed he needed to suffer for his art.