Unit 9 Vocab
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Flex/Flect | "To Bend" |
| Inflexible | Too unchangeable in character or purpose |
| Deflect | to cause to turn aside |
| Inflection | change in pitch or tone of the voice |
| Vert/Vers | "to turn" |
| Adverse | not helpful; harmful |
| Revert | To fall back into an old condition |
| Subvert | to undermine or corrupt |
| Tort/Torq | "to twist" |
| Tortuous | not direct or straightforward |
| Retort | to respond critically or sarcastically |
| Extort | to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand |
| Volv/Volu | "to roll, to turn" |
| Voluble | talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech |
| Convoluted | having too many twists and turns; overly complicated |
| Evolve | v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually |
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