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12 Cards in this Set
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TORTUOUS
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Not direct or straightforward
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The tortuous path of the roller coaster down the hill seemed extreme and frightening for children.
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RETORT
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To respond critically or sarcastically
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Due to my terrible laundry work and cooking skills, Beth retorted that I would never survive in college like I planned to.
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Extort
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To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
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Since Joseph was a corrupted CEO who knew all of his coworker Tim's passwords, emails, secrets, and credit card information, he wanted to extort money from him.
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Voluble
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Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
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Samantha was a bright and voluble student who would talk nonstop of her greatest achievements, funniest memories, and greatest trips to her fellow teachers.
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CONVOLUTED
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Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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I knew that Ms. Higgins would seem suspicious of Josh's convoluted story for being late to school.
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EVOLVE
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To unfold; develop or change gradually
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Vincent's small stock market company, composed of 9 workers, quickly evolved into a huge corporation.
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INFLEXIBLE
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Too unchangeable in character or purpose
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Mr. Hensworth's students thought of him as an inflexible monster who only gave 4 minutes for 25 question quizzes.
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DEFLECT
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To cause to turn aside or away
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Using the power of telekinesis, Juvenal was able to deflect the launched baseball that was headed straight for him.
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INFLECTION
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Change in pitch or tone of the voice
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If you want people to take you seriously, try a different inflection with more emphasis on the words you are trying to get across to them.
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ADVERSE
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Not helpful; harmful
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Steven did not want to go hiking because he was afraid of the adverse environmental hazards near Mt. Yujik.
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REVERT
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to fall back into an old condition
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Dustin was afraid that if he tried smoking again, he would revert to his addiction from 2 years ago.
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SUBVERT
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To undermine; to corrupt
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The emperor was afraid that the foreign enemies who joined his military by force would subvert his rule and rebel.
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