Latin
TORT/TORQ
To twist
CULP
To blame
Tortuous
Not direct or straightforward
Retort
To respond critically or sarcastically
Decriminalize
To do away with legal penalties for
VOLV/VOLU
To roll, to turn
ONUS/ONER
Burden
Convoluted
Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Extort
To wrongly or legally force someone to comply with a demand
Incriminate
To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty
FLEX/FLECT
To bend
PROB/PROV
Prove good, approve
Culpable
Deserving blame
Deflect
To cause to turn aside or away
Exonerate
To prove not guilty
VERT/VERS
To turn
Recrimination (noun)
An accusation made in reply; a countercharge
Onerous
Revert
To fall back into an old condition
Reprove
To scold or criticize
CRIMIN
Crime, charge of crime
Onus (noun)
Burden or obligation
Inflection (noun)
Change in pitch or tone of the voice
Subvert
To undermine; to corrupt
1) Approbation (noun)
2) Reprobate (noun)
1) Praise or approval
2) A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel