Unit Nine Flashcards
Tort/Torq
Latin: to twist
Tortuous, retort, extort
Tortuous
Adj: not direct or straight forward
Root: tort
Syn: circuitous
Ant: straightforward
Retort
V: to respond critically o 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, convoluted, evolve
Voluble
Adj: talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
Root: volu
Syn: chatty
Ant: quiet
Convoluted
Adj: having to many twists and turns: overly complicated
Root: volu
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
Evolve
V: to unfold; to develop or change gradually
Root: volu
syn: progress
ant: regress
Flex/flect
Latin: to bend
Inflexible, deflect, inflection
Inflexible
Adj: too unchanged in character or purpose
Root: flex
Syn: rigid, stiff
Ant: flexible
Deflect
V: to cause to cause to turn aside or away
Root: flec
Syn: redirect
Ant: accept
Inflection
N: change in pitch or tone of the voice
Root: flec
Vert/ Vers
Latin: to turn
Adverse, revert, subvert
Adverse
Adj: not helpful; harmful
Root: Vers
Syn: unfortunate, injurious
Ant: conducive
Revert
V: to fall back into an old condition
Root: Vers
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
