Unit 9 Flashcards
TORT/ TORQ
Latin “to twist”
Tortuous, retort, extort
Tortuous
Adj. not direct or straight forward.
Root: tort
Syn:circuitous
Ant: straightforward
Retort
V. To respond critically or sarcastically
Root: tort
Syn: reply
Extort
V. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a command.
Root: tort
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
VOLV/ VOLU
Latin “to roll, to turn”
Voluble, convulsed, evolve
Voluble
Adj. talkative given to rapid, abundant speech
Root: VOLU
Syn: chatty
Ant: quiet
Convoluted
Adj. having too many twists or turn, overly complicated.
Root:VOLU
Syn: tangled
Ant: clea
Evolve
V. T unfold to develop or change gradually.
Root: volv
Syn: progress
Ant: regress
FLAX/ FLECT
Latin “ to bend”
Inflexible, deflect, inflection
Inflexible
Adj. too unchanged ale in character or purpose.
Root: flex
Syn: rigid, stiff
Ant: flexible
Deflect
V. To cause or to turn aside or away.
Root: FLECT
Syn: redirect
Ant: accept
Inflection
N. change in itch or tone of the voice
Root: flec
VERT/ VERS
Latin “ to turn”
Adverse, revert, subvert
Adverse
Adj. not helpful harmful.
Root:VERS
Revert
V. To fall back into an old condition.
Root: vert
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
