Unit 9 Vocabulary (8 Words)

Which word means "to respond critically or sarcastically"?

• extort

• evolve

• retort

• deflect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means "talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech"?

• convoluted

• inflexible

• voluble

• adverse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "having too many twists and turns; overly complicated

• convoluted

• adverse

• voluble

• inflexible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "too unchangeable in character or purpose"?

• adverse

• inflexible

• convoluted

• voluble

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to cause to turn aside or away"?

• deflect

• evolve

• revert

• subvert

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which word means "change in pitch or tone of the voice"?

• voluble

• tortuous

• subvert

• inflection

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word means "not helpful; harmful"?

• convoluted

• adverse

• voluble

• inflexible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to fall back into an old condition"?

• revert

• subvert

• deflect

• evolve

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

What does the word "retort" mean?

• having too many twists and turns; overly complicated; tangled

• to respond critically or sarcastically

• change in pitch or tone of voice

• to fall back into an old condition

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word "voluble" mean?

• not helpful; harmful

• to cause to turn aside or away

• talkative; given to rapid abundant speech

• change in pitch or tone of voice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F