Root Words
Definitions
Part of Speech
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Unscramble
100
The root word with the definition "to turn".
What is vert/vers?
100
The definition of this word is "not helpful, harmful".
What is adverse?
100
The part of speech of the word "inflexible".
What is an adjective?
100
Rather than using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to _____________ information from members of the city council.
What is extort?
100
TSOUROTU
What is tortuous?
200
The root word with the definition "to bend".
What is flex/flect?
200
The definition of this word is "to fall back into an old condition".
What is revert?
200
The part of speech of the word "evolve".
What is a verb?
200
Our small, agile boat could easily navigate the ____________ curves of the river.
What is tortuous?
200
DCOENTVUOL
What is convoluted?
300
The root word with the definition "to roll, to turn".
What is volv/volu?
300
The definition of this word is "to undermine; to corrupt".
What is subvert?
300
The part of speech of the word "convoluted".
What is an adjective?
300
You will note always be able to ____________ criticism away from yourself.
What is deflect?
300
EASDRVE
What is adverse?
400
The definition of the root word tort/torq.
What is "to twist"?
400
This is the definition of the word "inflection".
What is change in pitch or tone of the voice?
400
The part of speech of the word "voluble".
What is an adjective?
400
One of the more ___________ teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to stay and listen.
What is voluble?
400
NINOFILTEC
What is inflection?
500
The definition of the root word vert/vers.
What is "to turn"?
500
The definition of the word "deflect".
What is to cause to turn aside or away?
500
The part of speech of the word "retort".
What is a verb?
500
In an attempt to ___________ the election results, the crooked politician threw away several boxes of ballots.
What is subvert?
500
EVOLBLU
What is voluble?
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