Unit 9 Flashcards
TORT/TORQ
Latin: to twist
Tortuous
Adj: Not direct or straightfoward
Root: TORT
Syn: Circuitous
Ant: Staightfoward
Retort
V: To respond critically or sarcastically
Root: TORT
Syn: Reply
Extort
V: To wrong or illagally
Root: TROT
Syn: Coerce
Ant: Coax
VOLV/VOLU
Latin: to roll, to turn
Convoluted
Adj: Having too many twists and turns; overly complicted
Root: VOLU
Syn: Tangled
Ant: Clear
Evolve
V: To unfold; to develop or change gradually
Root: VOLV
Syn: Progress
Ant: Regress
FLEX/FLECT
Latin: to bend
Inflexible
Adj: Too unchangeble in character or purpose
Root: FLEX
Syn: Rigid, Stiff
Ant: Flexible
Deflect
V: To cause to turn aside or away
Root: FLECT
Syn: Redirect
Ant: Accept
Inflection
N: Change in pitch or tone in voice
Root: FLECT
VERT/VERS
Latin: to turn
Revert
V: To fall back into old condition
Root: VERT/VERS
Syn: Lapse
Ant: Improve
Voluble
Adj: Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
Root: VOLU
Syn: Chatty
Ant: Quiet
Subvert
V: To undermine; to corrupt
Root: VERT/ VERS
Syn: Invalidate
Ant: Support