10th Unit 9 Vocabulary - Greek and Latin Roots

TORT/TORO

to twist

subvert

to undermine, to corrupt

revert

to fall back into an old condition

convoluted

having too many twists and turns, overly complicated

evolve

to unfold, to develope or change gradually

tortuous

not direct or straightforward

retort

to respond ciritcally or sarcastically

extort

to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand

voluble

talkative, given to rapid, abundant speech

inflexible

too unchangeable in character or purpose

deflect

to cause to turn aside or away

inflection

change in pitch or tone of the voice

adverse

not helpful, harmful

FLEX/FLECT

to bend

VERT/VERS

to turn

VOLV/VOLU

to roll, to turn