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Spelling Lesson 17
flect, flex
Question | Answer |
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circumflex | to bend around or curve |
deflect | to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve |
flexible | capable of bending without breaking |
flexor | a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg |
inflection | the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring; making ones' voice go up and down |
inflexible | not capable of being bent without breaking |
reflect | to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back |
reflection | the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back |
reflex angle | an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line |
retroflex | bent or turned backward |