Vocabulary Set 6 (Flect, Flex)

What do you think the meaning of the root FLECT, FLEX is?

The CIRCUMFLEX is used in many different languages such as French to indicate how a vowel is pronounced. ​

What do you think CIRCUMFLEX means?

• Curved line
• Dot above a letter
• Underline mark
• Accent mark

The goalkeeper managed to DEFLECT the ball keeping the score 1-1. 

What do you think DEFLECT means?

• To turn aside or away from initial course

• Stop the game
• Drop the ball
• Score a goal

The criminal tried to DEFLECT blame by naming another suspect. What does DEFLECT mean?

• Confront or face

• Admit or confess
• Throw off course or distract

• Accept or acknowledge

Everyone needs to show FLEXIBILITY during times of change.

What do you think FLEXIBILITY means?  

• To know what is right

• Ability to bend or stretch

• Being stubborn

• Not wanting to chnge

Your hip FLEXOR can help a lot when you are running or playing sports. 

What do you think FLEXOR means?

• Muscle that bends a part of the body

• Tendon that supports the knee
• Bone that connects to the hip
• Muscle that straightens a joint

The man entered the church and GENUFLEcTED before the altar to show respect. 

What do you think GENUFLECT means?

• To bend the knee or touch one knee to the ground as a sign of reverence

• To jump up and down in excitement
• To clap hands and stomp feet
• To stand on one leg and spin around

His voice was low and flat, with almost no INFLECTION.

What do you think INFLECTION means?

• A method of cooking meat at a low temperature

• The patterns of stress or changes in speech

• A form of punctuation used in writing
• A type of infection caused by a virus

The glass appears to REFLECT light naturally.

What do you think REFLECT means?

• To emit light and make the object brighter

• To change the color of the object
• To show or bend back an image

• To absorb light and make the object darker

We are often in a REFLECTIVE mood at the end of the year—thinking back on all that we have done. What do you think REFLECTIVE means? 

• Thinking deeply or carefully about something
• Easily influenced by others
• Shiny or glossy
• Quick to make decisions without thinking