VLGR X Unit 9

You will not use any word more than once.  You will only use 10 words.  Spelling counts.

adverse     convoluted      deflect       evolve       extort       inflection       inflexible       retort       revert       subvert       tortuous       voluble

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With the help of my friends, I not only got through a(n) _______ situation, but I also learned from it.

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You will not always be able to ______ criticism away from yourself.

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When the new computer system crashed because of a virus, we had to temporarily _______ to an old one.

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In an attempt to _____ the election results, the crooked politician threw away several boxes of ballots.

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Rather that using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to ______ information from memebers of the city council.

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The reasoning behind the budget disaster was so _______ that no one could begin to untangle it.

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One of the more _______ teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to stay and listen.

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By varying the _______ on a particular word or note, a singer can bring many different meanings out of the same song.

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The audience had the pleasure of watching a good opera _______ into a truly spectacular one.

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With the help of my friends, I not only got through a(n) _______ situation, but I also learned from it.

You will not always be able to ______ criticism away from yourself.

When the new computer system crashed because of a virus, we had to temporarily _______ to an old one.

In an attempt to _____ the election results, the crooked politician threw away several boxes of ballots.

Rather that using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to ______ information from memebers of the city council.

The reasoning behind the budget disaster was so _______ that no one could begin to untangle it.

One of the more _______ teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to stay and listen.

By varying the _______ on a particular word or note, a singer can bring many different meanings out of the same song.

The audience had the pleasure of watching a good opera _______ into a truly spectacular one.

A quick, sarcastic ______ silenced the journalist who had asked an inappropriate question.