Unit 9 Flashcards
TORT/TORQ
“Latin TORQUERE, TORTUS “to twist”
Tortuous, retort, extort
TORTUOUS
adjective Not direct or straightforward Root: TORT Syn: circuitous ant: straightforward
RETORT
Verb. To respond critically or sarcastically
Root: TORT
syn: reply
EXTORT
“verb. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand” Root: TORT “syn: coerce ant: coax”
VOLV/VOLU
“Latin VOLVERE, VOLUTUM “to roll, to turn”
Voluble,Convoluted, evolve
VOLUBLE
“adj. Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech”
Root: VOLU
syn: chatty
ant: quiet
CONVOLUTED
“adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated”
Root: VOLU
“syn: tangled
ant: clear”
EVOLVE
“v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually”
Root: VOLV
“syn: progress
ant: regress”
FLEX/FLECT
“Latin FLECTERE, FLECTUM “to bend”
Inflexible, deflect, inflection
INFLEXIBLE
“adj. Too unchangeable 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 of the voice”
Root: FLECT
VERT/VERS
“Latin VERTERE, VERSUM “to turn”
Adverse, revert, subvert
ADVERSE
“adj. Not helpful; harmful”
Root: VERS
“syn: unfortunate, injurious
ant: conducive”
REVERT
“v. To fall back into an old condition”
Root: VERT
“syn: lapse
ant: improve”