Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards

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Tort/torq

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Latin
To twist
Tortuous, retort, extort

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Tortuous

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Adjective
Not direct or straightforward
Twisting
Circuitous, straightforward

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Retort

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Verb
To respond critically or sarcastically
Back
Syn: reply

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Extort

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Verb
To wrongfully force someone to comply with a demand
Out of
Coarse, coax

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Volv/volu

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Latin
To roll to run
Valuable, consulates, evolve

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Voluble

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Adjective
Talkative, given to rapid, abundant speech
Rolling out
Chatty, quiet

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Convoluted

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Adjective
Having too many twists and turns, too complicated
Together
Tangled, clear

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Evolve

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Verb
To develop, unfold or change gradually
Out of
Progress, regress

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Flex/flect

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Latin
To bend
Inflexible,deflect, inflection

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Inflexible

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Adjective
To changed in character or person
Not
Rigid, flexible

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Deflect

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Verb
To cause to turn aside or away
Away
Redirect, accept

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Inflection

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Noun
Change in pitch or tone of voice
In
NO SYN OR ANTY

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Vert/vers

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Latin
To turn
Adverse, revert, subvert

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Adverse

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Adjective
Not helpful, harmful
Against
Unfortunate, conducive

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Revert

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Verb
To fall back into an old condition
Back
Lapse, improve

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Subvert

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Verb
To undermine, to corrupt
Beneath
Invalidate,support