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Unit 9 Flashcards

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TORT/TORQ

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To twist
Latin
Tortuous, retort, extort

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VOLV/VOLU

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Latin
To roll, to turn
Voluble, convoluted, evolve

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FLEX/FLECT

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Latin
To bend
Inflexible, deflect, inflection

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VERT/VERS

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Latin
To turn
Adverse, revert, subvert

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Tortuous

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Adj
Not direct or straightfoward
Syn: circuitous
Ant: straightfoward

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Retort

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Verb
To respond critically or sarcastically
TORT/TORQ
Syn: reply

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Extort

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Verb 
To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand 
TORT/TORQ
Syn: coerce 
Ant: coax
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Voluble

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Adj 
Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech 
VOLV/ VOLU 
Syn: chatty 
Ant: quiet
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Convoluted

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Adj 
Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated 
VOLV/VOLU 
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
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Evolve

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Verb
To unfold; to develop or change gradually 
VOLV/VOLU 
Syn: progress 
Ant: regress
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Inflexible

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Adj 
Too unchangeable in character or purpose
FLEX/FLECT
Syn: rigid, stiff 
Ant: flexible
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Deflect

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Verb 
To cause to turn aside or away 
FLEX/FLECT
Syn: redirect
Ant: accept
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Inflection

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Noun
Change in pitch or tone of the voice
FLEX/FLECT

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Adverse

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Adj
Not helpful;harmful 
VERT/VERS 
Syn: unfortunate, injurious 
Ant: conducive
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Revert

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Verb 
To fall back into an old condition 
VERT/VERS
Syn: lapse 
Ant: improve
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Subvert

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Verb 
To undermine; to corrupt 
VERT/VERS 
Syn: invalidate 
Ant: support

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