Unit 9 Flashcards
TORT/TORQ
Latin “to twist”
TORTUOUS
“adj. Not direct or straightforward”
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 demand”
Root: tort
syn: coerce
ant: coax
VOLV/VOLU
Latin. “to roll, to turn”
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. to bend
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. to turn
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
