Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Ninth Grade Students: flec, flex

Learn this list of vocabulary derived from the Latin roots flec, flex meaning "to bend."
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  1. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  2. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  3. inflect
    vary the pitch of one's speech
  4. inflection
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  5. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
  6. reflective
    capable of physically throwing back light or sound
  7. flex
    cause something to assume a bent or crooked shape
  8. flexible
    able to bend easily
  9. inflexible
    resistant to being bent
  10. reflex
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  11. reflexologist
    a practitioner who focuses on the body’s pressure points
Created on Tue Jun 17 18:53:51 EDT 2025

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