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Flect, Flex Vocab
word list: flect flex
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English
7th Grade
01/29/2013

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circumflex (n)
Definition
to bend around or curve
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deflect (v)
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to turn or move to one side: to bend; to swerve
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flexible (adj)
Definition
capable of bending without breaking
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flexor (n)
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a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or leg
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inflection (n)
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the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down
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inflexible (adj)
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not capable of being bent without breaking
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reflect (v)
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to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
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reflection (n)
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the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back
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reflex angle (n)
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an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line
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retroflex (adj)
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bent or turned backward
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