Greek/Latin word list frail, fract, frag

Word List: frail, fract, frag = break; shatter

fractals        the type of geometry that creates

broken patterns out of a smaller version of a design.

fraction       a part of a whole; a broken piece of something that is no longer whole.

fracture       a break in a part of the body.

fragile          so delicate that a could break easily; easily damaged.

fragment     an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence

fragmented describes something that is broken into pieces

frail              being easily broken or destroyed.

infraction    a broken rule; a violation

refract         to bend light so that it looks like it is broken

suffrage       to break into an issue; to vote

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Greek and Latin for January 17 - 20

Word list: flect, flex = bend

circumflex       to bend around a 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 arm or leg

inflection         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

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

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