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flect, flex
Lesson 3-7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flect, flex | to bend or change |
| circumflex | a mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate it is pronounced in a certain way |
| deflect | to turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; to throw someone or something off course, often by using a distraction |
| flexibility | the ability to bend or stretch; easily bent or shaped |
| flexor | a skeletal muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body |
| genuflect | to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence |
| inflection | the patterns of stress and intonation in speech or in a language |
| reflect | to show or bend back (an image); to think back deeply on a subject |
| reflective | describing a person who thinks things through, or a surface that reflects light or sound |
| reflex | an automatic, instinctive reaction, something your body does without your thinking about it |
| retroflex | bent or curved backward |