Final Exam Flashcards
Convoluted
Adj., having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Root: VOLV/VOLU
Syn: chatty
Ant: quiet
Extort
Verb, to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
Root: TORT/TORQ
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
Inflection
Noun, change in pitch or tone of the voice
Root: VOLV/VOLU
Revert
Verb, to fall back into an old condition
Root: VERT/VERS
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
Incriminate
Verb, to reveal guilt or male someone appear guilty
Root: CRIMIN
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Culprit
Noun, one responsible for a crime
Root: CULP
Syn: perpetrator
Exonerate
Verb, to prove not guilty
Root: ONUS/ONER
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict
Fidelity
Noun, faithfulness; loyalty
Root: FID
Ant: treachery
Incredulous
Adj., unable to believe something; amazed
Root: CRED
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting
Ultimatum
Noun, a demand or threat that is final
Root: ULTIMA
Novice
Noun, am inexperienced person; amateur
Root: NOV
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Primal
Adj., original; dating from the beginning of existence
Root: PRIM
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Erroneous
Adj., wrong or inaccurate
Root: ERR
Syn: mistaken
Ant: correct
Degrade
Verb, to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Root: GRAD/GRESS
Syn: belittle
Ant: honor
Circumvent
Verb, to avoid by going around; bypass
Root: VEN/VENT
Syn: sidestep
Ant: confront
