English Vocab 9

tortuous

adj. not direct or straightforward
retort

v. to respond critically or sarcastically
extort

v. to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
voluble

adj. talkative
convoluted

adj. overly complicated
evolve

to unfold; to develop or change gradually
inflexible

adj. too unchangeable in character or purpose
deflect

v. to cause to turn aside or away
inflection

n. change in pitch or tone of the voice
adverse

adj. harmful
revert

v. to fall back into an old condition
subvert

v. to undermine; to corrupt
complacent

adj. satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved
diligent

adj. hard-working
obviate

v. to make unnecessary

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English Vocab 9

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2014-01-29T02:54:30Z