Unit 9 Flashcards
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Tortuous
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Not direct or straightforward
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TORQUERE, TORTUS
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to twist
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retort
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To respond critically or sarcastically
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extort
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To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
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VOLVERE, VOLUTUM
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to roll, to turn
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voluble
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Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
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convulted
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Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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evolve
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To unfold; to develop or change gradually
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FLECTERE, FLECTUM
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to bend
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inflexible
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Too unchangeable in character or purpose
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deflect
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To cause to turn aside or away
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inflection
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Change in pitch or tone of the voice
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VERTERE, VERSUM
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to turn
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adverse
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Not helpful; harmful
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revert
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To fall back into an old condition
