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Unit 9 Flashcards

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TORT/TORQ

A

Latin
To twist
tortuous, retort, extort

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Tortuous

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adj.
not direct or straightforward
TORQ/TORT
syn:circuitous
ant:straightforward
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Retort

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v.
to respond critically or sarcastically
TORQ/TORT
syn: reply

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Extort

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v.
to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
TORQ/TORT
syn:coerce
ant:coax
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VOLV/VOLU

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Latin
to roll, to turn
voluble, convoluted, evolve

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Voluble

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adj
talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
VOLV/VOLU
syn:chatty
ant:quiet
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Convoluted

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adj.
having too many twists and turns; over complicated
VOLU/VOLV
syn:tangled
ant:clear
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Evolve

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v.
to unfold; to develop or change gradually
VOLU/VOLV
syn:progress
ant:regress
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FLEX/FLECT

A

Latin
to bend
inflexible, deflect, inflection

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Inflexible

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adj
too unchangeable in character or purpose
FLEX/FLECT
syn:rigid, stiff
ant:flexible
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Deflect

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v.
to cause to turn aside or away
FLEX/FLECT
syn:redirect
ant:accept
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Inflection

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v.
change in tone of pitch or tone of the voice
FLEX/FLECT

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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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adj.
not helpful; harmful
VERS/VECT
syn:unfortunate, injurious
ant: conducive
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Revert

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v.
to fall back into an old condition
VECT/VERS
syn:lapse
ant:improve
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Subvert

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v.
to undermine, to corrupt
VECT/VERS
syn:invalidate
ant:support

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