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Greek and Latin Roots - Lesson 17

flect, flex = bend

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circumflexto bend around or curve
to bend around or curveto turn or move to one side
flexiblecapable of bending without breaking
flexora muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg
inflectionthe bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone
inflexiblenot capable of being bent without breaking
reflectto bend or throw back light or heat
reflectionthe image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back.
reflex anglean angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line
retroflexbent or turned or bent backward


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