unit 9 Flashcards
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tortuous
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not direct or forward
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tort/torq
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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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volv/volu
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o roll; to turn
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voluble
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talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
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convoluted
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having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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flex/flect
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to bend
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infexible
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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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changing in pitch or tone of the voice
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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
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subvert
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to undermine; to corupt
