GACS lclab English 10 - Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots - Unit 9
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GACS lclab - English 10 - Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots - Unit 9
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GACS lclab English - 10th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adverse | adj. Not helpful; harmful |
| convoluted | adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated |
| deflect | v. To cause to turn aside or astray |
| extort | v. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand |
| evolve | v. To unfold; to develop or change gradually |
| inflection | n. Change in pitch or tone of he voice |
| inflexible | adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose |
| tortuous | adj. Not direct or straightforward |
| retort | v. To respond critically or sarcastically |
| revert | v. To fall back into an old condition |
| subvert | v. To undermine; to corrupt |
| voluble | adj. Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech |
| tort/toro | Latin torquere, tortus "to twist" |
| volv/volu | Latin volvere, volutum "to roll, to turn" |
| flex/flect | Latin flectere, flectum "to bend" |
| vert/vers | Latin vertere, versum "to turn" |
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