Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards
“v. To respond critically or sarcarstically
SYN: Reply
TORT/TORQ: To twist
Retort
Adj. Not direct or straightforward
SYN: Circuitous
ANT: Straightforward
TORT/TORQ: To twist
Tortuous
“v. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand”
SYN: Coerce
ANT: Coax
TORT/TORQ: To twist
Extort
“adj. Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech”
SYN: Chatty
ANT: Quiet
VOLV/VOLU: To roll, to turn
Voluble
“adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated”
SYN: Tangled
ANT: Clear
VOLV/VOLU: To roll, to turn
Convoluted
“v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually”
SYN: Progress
ANT: Regress
VOLV/VOLU: To roll, to turn
Evolve
“adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose”
SYN: Rigid, Stiff
ANT: Flexible
FLEX/FLECT: To bend
Inflexible
“v. To cause to turn aside or away”
SYN: Redirect
ANT: Accept
FLEX/FLECT: To bend
Deflect
“n. Change in pitch or tone of the voice”
FLEX/FLECT: To bend
Inflection
“adj. Not helpful; harmful”
SYN: Unfortunate, Injurious
ANT: Conducive
VERT/VERS: To turn
Adverse
“v. To fall back into an old condition”
SYN: Lapse
ANT: Support
VERT/VERS: To turn
Revert
“v. To undermine; to corrupt”
SYN: Invalidate
ANT: Support
VERT/VERS: To turn
Subvert
