unit 9 Flashcards

(16 cards)

1
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Tort/Torq

A

to twist

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2
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Tortuous

A

not direct or straightforward

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3
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Retort

A

To respond critically or sarcastically

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4
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Extort

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to wrong or illegally force someone to comply with a demand

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5
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Volv/Volu

A

to roll, to turn

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6
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Voluble

A

talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech

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7
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Convulted

A

having too many twists and turns; overly complicated

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8
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Evolve

A

to unfold; to develop or change gradually

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9
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Flex/Flect

A

to bend

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10
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Inflexible

A

Too unchangeable in character or purpose

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11
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deflect

A

to cause to turn aside or away

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12
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inflection

A

change in pitch or tone of the voice

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13
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Vert/Vers

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to turn

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14
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Adverse

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Not helpful; harmful

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15
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Revert

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to fall back into an old condition

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16
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Subvert

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to undermined; to currupt