Greek and Latin Roots Book IV, Vo.Unit #9

tortuous

• not direct

• not friendly

• not overly suspicious

• not honest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

retort

• To respond happily

• To respond without question

• To respond critically

• To answer quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

evolve

• To be talkative

• To develop or change gradually

• To be overly complicated

• To cause to turn away

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The con man hoped to ____________money from the grocery story by pretending to fall on a slippery floor.

• retort

• extort

• evolve

• deflect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

In order to break the record for the fastest speaker in the world, you must be capable of talking at an extremely _________________speed.

• inflexible

• voluble

• tortuous

• evolve

Although Janice spoke slowly, I found it difficult to understand her _____________story.

• subvert

• inflexible

• adverse

• convoluted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

To unchangeable in character

• deflect

• adverse

• inflexible

• subvert

To cause to turn away

• convoluted

• tortuous

• revert

• deflect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Change in pitch or tone of the voice

• inflection

• evolve

• extort

• subvert

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In an attempt to__________the power of the ruling power,the corrupt official tried to ___________money from the queen.

• revert;extort

• subvert;extort

• extort;evolve

• subvert;adverse

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E