Bickley Unit 9 Flashcards
(16 cards)
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Tortuous
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Not direct or straightforward
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Tort, torq
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To twist
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Retort
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To respond critically or sarcastically
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Extort
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To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
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Volv, volu
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To roll, to turn
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Voluble
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Talkative, given to rapid, abundant speech
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Convoluted
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Having too many twists and turns, overly complicated
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Evolve
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To unfold, to develop or change gradually
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Flex, flect
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To bend
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Inflexible
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Too unchangeable in character or purpose
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Deflect
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To cause or turn aside or away
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Inflection
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Change in pitch or tone of the voice
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Vert, vers
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To turn
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Adverse
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Not helpful, harmful
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Revert
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To fall back into old condition
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Subvert
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To undermine, to corrupt
