tortuous
not direct or straightforward
retort
to respond critically or sarcastically
extort
to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
voluble
talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
convoluted
having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
evolve
to unfold; to develop or change gradually
inflexible
too unchangeable in character or purpose
deflect
to cause to turn aside or away
inflection
a change in pitch or tone of the voice
adverse
not helpful; harmful
revert
to fall back into an old condition
subvert
to undermine; to corrupt