English 12 Vocab 9

change in pitch or tone of voice

• tortuous

• inflection

• revert

• deflect

having too many twists and turns; overly complicated

• subvert

• tortuous

• convoluted

• extort

to unfold; to develop or change gradually

• adverse

• voluble

• evolve

• revert

to undermine; to corrupt

• subvert

• inflection

• inflexible

• extort

to respond critically or sarcastically

• extort

• revert

• subvert

• retort

not direct or straightforward

• tortuous

• revert

• convoluted

• voluble

not helpful; harmful

• inflexible

• inflection

• adverse

• subvert

talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech

• voluble

• evolve

• convoluted

• inflection

to cause to turn aside or away

• inflect

• deflect

• subvert

• evolve

too unchangeable in character or purpose

• inflexible

• inflection

• deflected

• voluble