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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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These tortuous lessons aren't helpful at all
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Retort
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To respond sarcastically
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No, Kira. Rocks can indeed fly.
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Extort
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To illegally force someone to comply to a demand
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The corrupt politicians extorted money from clients due to blackmail.
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Voluble
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Talkative, chatterbox
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Matt Finnley is a voluble young man who talks for hours with no end.
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Convoluted
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Having too many twists and turns, becoming complicated.
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John Green's new book is convoluted like usual. Always wants to confuse his readers
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Evolve
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To develop or change gradually; to unfold.
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The little YouTube channel soon evolved into an entire community of over 6 million subscribers.
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Inflexible
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Too unchangeable in character or purpose
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Kid was an inflexible OCD patient. He won't go one day without folding his toilet paper end in a symmetrical triangle.
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Deflect
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To cause to turn aside or away
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Mirrors have the power to deflect Medusa's evil stone stare.
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Inflection
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Change in pitch or tone of the voice
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The song was beautiful until the singer's sudden inflection ruined the song.
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Adverse
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Not helpful, harmful
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Drinking the poisonous sap is adverse to your health.
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Revert
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To fall back into an old condition.
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This is another word for relapse.
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Subvert
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To corrupt
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As soon as the money glitch in the system happened, the bank become more and more subverted.
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