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Comstock Roots 17
Book 2 Unit 17
Term | Definition |
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flect/flex | bend |
rupt | break |
frag/fract | break |
rupture | (n) - a crack, tear, or break in something, such as a pipe or a body part; a break in good relations between people or countries |
abrupt | (adj) - very sudden and not expected; talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way; rudely brief. |
corrupt | (v) - to cause someone or something to become dishonest or immoral; to change a book, computer file, etc. from the correct or original form |
reflex | (n) - an action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something; something that you do without thinking as a reaction to something |
deflect | (v) - to cause something that is moving to change direction; to redirect unwanted attention to someone or something else |
reflective | (adj) - causing light, sound, or heat to move away; reflecting light, sound, or heat; thinking carefully about something |
fracture | (n) - the result of breaking something; a crack or break |
fragment | (n) - a broken part or piece of something; an incomplete part |
faction | (n) - a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group |
infraction | (n) - an act that breaks a rule or law |