Unit Nine Flashcards
Tortuous
adj. Not direct or straightforward.
Root: Tort/Torq
syn: circuitous
ant: straightforward
Retort
v. To respond critically or sarcastically
Root: Tort/Torq
syn: reply
ant: sugar-coat
Extort
v. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.
Root: Tort/Torq
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
Voluble
adj. Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech.
Root: Volv/Volu
Syn: chatty
Ant: quiet
Convoluted
adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
Root: Volv/Volu
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
Evolve
v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually.
Root: Volv/Volu
Syn: progress
Ant: regress
Inflexible
adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose.
Root: Flex/Flect
Syn: rigid, stiff
Ant: flexible
Deflect
v. To cause to turn aside or away.
Root: Flex/Flect
Syn: redirect
Ant: accept
Inflection
n. Change in pitch or tone of the voice.
Root: Flex/Flect
Syn: puberty
Ant: stable
Adverse
adj. Not helpful; harmful.
Root: Vert/Vers
Syn: unfortunate, injurious
Ant: conducive
Revert
v. To fall back into an old condition.
Root: Vert/Vers
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
Subvert
v. To undermine, to corrupt.
Root: Vert/Vers
Syn: invalidate
Ant: support
Tort/Torq
L: to twist.
Tortuous, Retort, Extort
Volv/Volu
L: to roll, to turn.
Voluble, Convoluted, Evolve
Flex/Flect
L: to bend.
Inflexible, Inflection, Deflect
