Vocabulary Test 16

1. (n) - a quick and often angry reply

• distort
• retort
• rotary
• adversity

2. (adj) - fat and round

• distort
• retort
• rotary
• rotund

3. (adj) - relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument; likely to produce controversy

• adversary
• controversial
• introvert
• rotund

4. (v) - to change the natural, normal, or original shape, appearance, or sound of something in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing; to change something so that it is no longer true or accurate

• adversity
• extort
• introvert
• distort

5. (n) - a quiet person who does not find it easy to talk to other people

• adversity
• extort
• introvert
• rotund

6. (v) - to get something, such as money, from a person by the use of force or threats

• adversity
• extort
• introvert
• rotund

7. (n) - an enemy or opponent

• adversity
• extort
• introvert
• adversary

8. (n) - difficult situation or condition; misfortune or tragedy

• rotund
• adversity
• controversial
• adversary

9. (adj) - turning around a central point like a wheel

• rotund
• tortuous
• rotary
• adversary

10. (adj) - having many twists and turns; complicated, long, and confusing

• rotund
• tortuous
• controversial
• adversary