UNIT ONE VOCABULARY VINC/VICT: VINCERE, VICTUM “to ...
UNIT ONE VOCABULARY VINC/VICT: VINCERE, VICTUM “to ...
UNIT ONE VOCABULARY VINC/VICT: VINCERE, VICTUM “to ...
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<strong>UNIT</strong> NINE <strong>VOCABULARY</strong> WORDS<br />
TORT/TORQ: TORQUERE, TORTUS <strong>“to</strong> twist”<br />
TORTUOUS: Not directed or straightforward<br />
RETORT: To respond critically or sarcastically<br />
EXTORT: To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand<br />
VOLV/VOLU: VOLVERE, VOLUTUM <strong>“to</strong> roll, to turn”<br />
VOLUBLE: Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech<br />
CONVOLUTED: Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated<br />
EVOLVE: To unfold; to develop or change gradually<br />
FLEX/FLECT: FLECTERE, FLECTUM <strong>“to</strong> bend”<br />
INFLEXIBLE: Too unchangeable in character or purpose<br />
DEFLECT: To cause to turn aside or away<br />
INFLECTION: Change in pitch or tone of the voice<br />
VERT/VERS: VERTERE, VERSUM <strong>“to</strong> turn”<br />
ADVERSE: Not helpful; harmful<br />
REVERT: To fall back into an old condition<br />
SUBVERT: To undermine; to corrupt
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