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Unit 9 Flashcards

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TORT/TORQ

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Latin
To twist
Tortuous, retrort, extort

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Tortuos

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Adjective 
Not direct
TORT/TORQ
Syn: circuitous
Ant: straightforward
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Retort

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Verb
To respond critically or sarcastically
TORT/TORQ
Syn: Reply

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Extort

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Verb
To wrongly or forcefully force someone to comply with a demand
TORT/TORQ
Syn: coerce
Ant:coax
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VOLV/VOLU

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Latin
To roll, to turn
Voluble, convolted, evolve

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Voluble

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Adjective
Talkative
VOLU/VOLV
Syn: chatty
Ant: quiet
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Convoluted

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Adjective
Having to many twists and turns
VOLV/VOLU
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
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Evolve

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Verb
To unfold
VOLV/VOLU
Syn: progress
Ant: Regress
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9
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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
Too unchangeable in character
FLEX/FLECT
Syn: rigid, stiff
Ant: flexible
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Deflected

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Verb
To cause to turn away
FLEX/FLECT
Syn; redirect
Ant: accept
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VERT/VERS

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Latin
To turn
Adverse, rever, subvert

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Inflection

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Noun
Change in pitch or tone of voice
FLEX/FLECT

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Adverse

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Adjective
Not helpful
VERT/VERS
Syn: unfortunate
Ant: conducive
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Revert

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Verb
To fall back into an old condition
VERT/VERS
Syn: lapse
Ant:improve
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Subvert

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Verb
To corrupt
VERT/VERS
Syn: invalidate
Ant: support

Latin & Greek roots (2 decks)

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