Unit 9-Vocab

Question 1

Tort/Torq

Answer 1

Latin
-To twist
Words: tortuous, retort, extort

Question 2

Tortuous

Answer 2

Adj.
"not direct or straightforward"
-Tort
Syn: circuitous 
Ant: Straightforward

Question 3

Retort

Answer 3

Verb
“to respond critically or sarcastically”
-Tort
Syn: Reply

Question 4

Extort

Answer 4

V.
"To wrongfully or illegally force someone to comply with rules or standards"
-Tort
Syn:Coerce 
Ant: Coax

Question 5

Volv/Volu

Answer 5

Latin
“To roll, to turn”
Words: Voluble, convoluted, evolve

Question 6

Voluble

Answer 6

Adj
"Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech"
-Volu
Syn: Chatty
Ant: Quiet

Question 7

Convulted

Answer 7

Adj
"having too many twists and turns;overly populated"
-Volt
Syn: Tangled
Ant: Cleared

Question 8

Evolve

Answer 8

Verb 
"To unfold, to develop or change gradually"
-Volv
Syn: progress
Ant: regress

Question 9

Flex/Flect

Answer 9

Latin
“to bend”
Words: inflexible, deflect, inflection

Question 10

Inflexible

Answer 10

Adj
"too unchangeable unchangeable in person and in character"
-Flex
syn: rigid, stiff
ant: flexible

Question 11

Deflect

Answer 11

Verb
"To cause to turn away or sideways"
-flect
Syn: redirect
Ant: Accept

Question 12

Inflection

Answer 12

NOun
“change in pitch or tone of the voice”
-flect

Question 13

Vert/Vers

Answer 13

Latin
“to turn”
Words: adverse, revert, subvert

Question 14

Adverse

Answer 14

adj
"Not helpful; harmful"
-vers
Syn: unfortunate, injurious
Ant: conducive

Question 15

Revert

Answer 15

V
"Too fall back into an old condition"
-vert
Syn: Lapse
Ant: Improve

Question 16

Subvert

Answer 16

V.
"To undermine, to corrupt" 
-Vert
Syn : invalidate
Ant: support