voacb 9 ela

flex, flect

to bend

inflexible

unchangeable in character or purpose

deflect

to cause to turn aside or away

inflection

a change in pitch or tone

vert, vers

to turn

adverse

not helpful; harmful

revert

to fall back into a previous condition

subvert

to undermine or corrupt

tort, torq

twist; to wound

retort

to respond critically or sarcastically

extort

to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply

tortuous

not direct; not straight forward

volv, volu

to roll; to turn

evolve

to unfold; to develop or change gradually

convoluted

having too many twist and turns; overly complicated

voluble

talkative; given to rapid speech