Unit 9

Question 1

TORT/TORQ

Answer 1

to twist. tortuous, retort, extort

Question 2

tortuous

Answer 2

“adj. Not direct or straightforward” syn:circuitous ant:straightfoward

Question 3

retort

Answer 3

“v. To respond critically or sarcastically” syn:reply

Question 4

extort

Answer 4

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

Question 5

VOLV/VOLU

Answer 5

“to roll, to turn” voluble, convoluted, evolve

Question 6

volube

Answer 6

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

Question 7

convoluted

Answer 7

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

Question 8

evolve

Answer 8

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

Question 9

FLEX/FLECT

Answer 9

“to bend” Inflexible, deflect, inflection

Question 10

Inflexible

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Deflect

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Inflection

Answer 12

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

Question 13

VERT/VERS

Answer 13

“to turn” adverse, revert, subvert

Question 14

adverse

Answer 14

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

Question 15

revert

Answer 15

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

Question 16

subvert

Answer 16

“v. To undermine; to corrupt”