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Vocab Unit 9-10

Vobulary

QuestionAnswer
tort/toro to twist
tortuous not direct or straight forward
retort to respond critically or sarcastically
extort to wrongly force someone to comply with a demand
volv/volu to roll, to turn
voluble talkative
convoluted having too many turns
evolve to develop gradually
flex/ flect to bend
inflexible too unchangeable in character or purpose
deflect to cause to turn aside or away
inflection change in pitch
vert/vers to turn
adverse not helpful/harmful
revert to fall back on an old condition
subvert to undermine or corrupt
crimin crime, charge of crime
decriminalize to do away with legal penalties
incriminate to reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty
recrimination an accusation
culp to blame
culpable deserving blame
culprit one responsible for a crime
mea culpa statement to say you're wrong
onus/oner burden
onus burden or obligation
onerous unpleasant and burdensome
exonerate to prove not guilty
prob/pov prove good, approve
approbation praise, approval
reprobate a dishonest or immoral person
reprove to scold or criticize
Created by: yunilopz
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