Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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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