7th Grade "flec", "flex" root quiz

the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice

• flexible

• inflection

• genuflect

• reflex

an action that is performed as a response to stimulus and without conscious thought

• deflect

• inflection

• reflection

• reflex

to change the direction of an object after hitting it; to cause someone to deviate from an intended purpose

• reflex

• flexible

• deflect

• genuflect

capable of bending easily without breaking: (of a person) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances

• flexible

• deflect

• genuflect

• reflection

lower one’s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect

• reflection

• genuflect

• inflection

• reflex

the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it; serious thought or consideration about a past event

• reflex

• deflect

• reflection

• flexible

to move or tense a muscle by contraction; to repeatedly bend something

• flexible

• reflex

• deflect

• flex

bending around something else; curved

• flex

• circumflex

• reflex

• reflection

What is the origin of the roots "flec" & "flex"?

• Latin

• Greek

What is the meaning of the roots "flec" & "flex"?

• to run

• to straighten

• to bend

• to break