UNIT 11 VOCABULARYTheme – Twist and Turn

Flex/ flect – Bend

Fract –break

Tort – twist

Tract – pull, drag

REFLECT (v.)

Bonnie’s disruptive outbursts during class reflect her lack of self-control.

REFLECT

to express or be an indicator of something

INFLEXIBLE (adj.)

INFLEXIBLE

Unbending, difficult or impossible to change

FRACTURE (v.)

FRACTURE

the act of breaking something, especially a bone

FRAGILE (adj.)

If you share a friend’s secret, you will quickly learn how fragile relationships can be.

FRAGILE

(adj.) easily broken, physically weak

INFRACTION (n.)Although chewing gum is

considered by many to be a minor infraction, it creates many unnecessary problems for our custodial staff.

INFRACTION (n.)

Failure to obey or fulfill a law, rule, or contract

CONTORT (v.)

CONTORTTo twist out of natural shape, to

make unrecognizable

DISTORT (v.) Amy is jealous of Brenda so

she spread an extremely distorted story about what happened at the dance.

DISTORT (v.)

To alter, to give an inaccurate report

INTRACTABLE (adj.)

INTRACTABLE (adj.)

Strong willed and difficult to control

CONTRACT (n.)

CONTRACT (v.)

CONTRACT (n.) formal agreement

(v.) to tighten or draw together

EXTRACT (v.)

EXTRACT (v.)to pull something out, to obtain

something from a source