Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

TORT/TORQ

Answer 1

Latin
“To twist”
TORTUOUS, RETORT, EXTORT

Question 2

TORTUOUS

Answer 2

Adj. not direct or straight forward.

Syn: circuitous Ant :straightforward

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

Latin
“To roll, to turn”
VOLUBLE, CONVOLUTED, EVOLVE

Question 6

VOLUBLE

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: tangle 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

Latin
“To bend”
Inflexible, deflect, inflection

Question 10

INFLEXIBLE

Answer 10

Adj. too in changeable in character or purpose.

Syn: rigid, stiff ant: flexible

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

Latin
“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 any: improve

Question 16

SUBVERT

Answer 16

V. To undermine, to corrupt.

Syn: invalidate ant: support