Vocab test 9-12

Tortuous

Not direct or straightforword

Retort

To respond critically or sarcastically

Extort

To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand

Voluble

Talkative; given too rapid, abundant speech

Convoluted

Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated

Evolve

To unfold; to develop or change gradually

Inflexible

Too unchangeable in character or purpose

Deflect

To cause to turn aside or way

Inflection

A change in pitch or tone of the voice

Adverse

Not helpful; harmful

Revert

To fall back into an old condition

Subvert

To undermine; to corrupt an authority or system

Decriminalize

To do away with legal penalties for

Incriminate

To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty

Recrimination

An accusation made in reply; a counter charge

Culpable

Deserving blame

Culprit

One responsible for a crime

Mea Culpa

A statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong

Onus

A burden or obligation

Onerous

Unpleasant and burdensome

Exonerate

To prove not guilty

Approbation

Praise or approval

Reprobate

A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel

Reprove

To scold or criticize

Diffident

Shy; not assertive

Fidelity

Faithfulness; loyalty

Confide

To trust (another) with information or a secret

Fallacy

A misleading or deceptive

Fallible

Capable of being mistaken; imperfect

Credible

Able to be trusted in or believed

Credence

A trust or belief

Credulity

A tendency to believe things too quickly or easily

Incredulous

Unable to believe something; amazed

Dubious

Uncertain; doubtful

Indubitable

Certain beyond doubt or question

Redoubtable

Worthy of fear or respect; mighty

Ultimate

Surpassing all others; definitive

Penultimate

Just before the final; next-to-last

Infinite

Without beginning or end

Definitive

Defining for all others; standard

Infinitesimal

Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small

Novel

New and different

Novice

An inexperienced person; an amateur

Innovative

Showing creativity originality

Primal

Original; dating from the beginning of existence

Primeval

Extremely ancient; of earliest time

Primacy

The condition of being first in time or importance

Fallacious

Misleading or deceptive