ELA 8, Vocabulary, "Flect, Flex" Roots

Question 1

Deflect

Answer 1

(v) to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve

Question 2

Flexible

Answer 2

(adj) capable of bending without braking

Question 3

Flexor

Answer 3

(n) a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

Question 4

Inflection

Answer 4

(n) the bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within the only tone; making one’s voice go up and down

Question 5

Inflexible

Answer 5

(adj) not capable of being bent without breaking

Question 6

Reflection

Answer 6

(v) to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

Question 7

Reflection

Answer 7

(v) the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

Question 8

Reflex Angle

Answer 8

(n) an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight light

Question 9

Retroflex

Answer 9

(adj) bent or turned backward

Question 10

Circumflex

Answer 10

(n) to bend around a curve