Latin and Greek Unit 9

The ​ (a)   road up the mountain was difficult and dangerous to navigate in the dark.

• tortuous
• retort
• extort
• voluble

When I complained that Paula had given me bad directions, she had to​ (a)   that she should have used GPS.

• retort
• tortuous
• extort
• voluble

Our new recruit was an enthusiastic and ​ (a)   young man who would strike up a conversation with anyone.

• voluble
• tortuous
• retort
• extort

Sarah looked skeptical when she heard my ​ (a)   excuse for being late.

• convoluted
• evolve
• inflexible
• deflect

Our volunteer group started out small, but ​ (a)   into a large, statewide organization.

• evolved
• convoluted
• inflexible
• deflect

Some of Greg's students thought of him as an ​ (a)   tyrant because he never allowed them extra time for assignments.

• inflexible
• convoluted
• evolve
• deflect

Joe had to ​ (a)   his opponent's blows with his arm.

• deflect
• inflexible
• convoluted
• evolve

If you want to make your meaning clearer, try a different ​ (a)   on the first words of the poem.

• inflection
• adverse
• revert
• subvert

We were pleased to have made it up the mountain under such ​ (a)   conditions.

• adverse
• inflection
• revert
• subvert

Annie hopes never to ​ (a)   to the bad habits she gave up.

• revert
• adverse
• subvert
• inflection