English Unit 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Torturous 
A
Not direct or straightforward
2
Q
Retort
A
To respond, critically or sarcastically
3
Q
Extort
A
To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand 
4
Q
Voluble
A
Talkative, given to rapid, abundance speech 
5
Q
Convoluted
A
Having too many twists or turns; over the complicated 
6
Q
Evolve
A
To unfold; to develop or change gradually
7
Q
Inflexible 
A
To unchangeable character or purpose
8
Q
Deflect 
A
To cause to turn aside or away 
9
Q
Inflection 
A
Changing pitch or tone of the voice
10
Q
Adverse 
A
Not helpful; harmful 
11
Q
Revert 
A
To fall back into an old condition 
12
Q
Subvert 
A
To undermine; to corrupt 
13
Q
Vert/vers
A
To turn
14
Q
Flex/flect
A
To bend
15
Q
Volv/volu
A
To roll, to turn
