Unit IX Flashcards
Torqere/Tortuous
Not direct or straightforward
Syn: Circuitous
Ant: straightforward
Retort (v).
To respond critically or sarcastically
syn: reply
Extort (v).
To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
syn: Coerce
Ant: coax
Volvere/Voltum
To roll, to turn
Voluble (adj).
Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
Syn: Chatty
Ant: quiet
Convoluted (adj).
Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
Evolve (v).
to unfold; to develop or change gradually
Syn: progress
Ant: regress
Flectere/Flectum
To bend
Inflexible (adj).
Too unchangeable in character or purpose
Syn: rigid, stiff
Ant: flexible
Deflect (v).
To cause to turn aside or away
Syn: Redirect
Ant: Accept
Inflection (n).
Change in pitch or tone of the voice
Vertere/Versum
to turn
Adverse (adj).
Not helpful; harmful
Syn: unfortunate, injurious
Ant: Conducive
Revert (v).
To fall back into an old condition
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
Subvert (v).
To undermine; to corrupt
Syn: Invalidate
Ant: Support
