Unit 9

Question 1

TORT/TORQ

Answer 1

“Latin TORQUERE, TORTUS “to twist”

Tortuous, retort, extort

Question 2

TORTUOUS

Answer 2

adjective
Not direct or straightforward
Root: TORT
Syn: circuitous     
ant: straightforward

Question 3

RETORT

Answer 3

Verb. To respond critically or sarcastically
Root: TORT
syn: reply

Question 4

EXTORT

Answer 4

“verb.
To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand”
Root: TORT
“syn: coerce     
ant: coax

Question 5

VOLV/VOLU

Answer 5

“Latin VOLVERE, VOLUTUM “to roll, to turn”

Voluble,Convoluted, evolve

Question 6

VOLUBLE

Answer 6

“adj. Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech”
Root: VOLU
syn: chatty
ant: quiet

Question 7

CONVOLUTED

Answer 7

“adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated”
Root: VOLU
“syn: tangled
ant: clear”

Question 8

EVOLVE

Answer 8

“v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually”
Root: VOLV
“syn: progress
ant: regress”

Question 9

FLEX/FLECT

Answer 9

“Latin FLECTERE, FLECTUM “to bend”

Inflexible, deflect, inflection

Question 10

INFLEXIBLE

Answer 10

“adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose”
Root: FLEX
“syn: rigid, stiff
ant: flexible”

Question 11

DEFLECT

Answer 11

“v. To cause to turn aside or away”
Root: FLECT
“syn: redirect
ant: accept”

Question 12

INFLECTION

Answer 12

“n. Change in pitch or tone of the voice”

Root: FLECT

Question 13

VERT/VERS

Answer 13

“Latin VERTERE, VERSUM “to turn”

Adverse, revert, subvert

Question 14

ADVERSE

Answer 14

“adj. Not helpful; harmful”
Root: VERS
“syn: unfortunate, injurious
ant: conducive”

Question 15

REVERT

Answer 15

“v. To fall back into an old condition”
Root: VERT
“syn: lapse
ant: improve”

Question 16

SUBVERT

Answer 16

“v. To undermine; to corrupt”
Root: VERT
“syn: invalidate
ant: support”