Flect/Flex Root Words

The roof of the old house had a (a)   shape, giving it a unique appearance.

• circumflex
• inflection
• flexor
• deflect

The goalie managed to ​ (a)   the ball, preventing the opposing team from scoring.

• deflect
• flexible
• retroflex
• inflection

Yoga helps create ​ (a)   muscles, making it easier to perform various poses and bends.

• flexible
• inflexible
• reflect
• deflect

The ​ (a)   in his arm was strained after lifting heavy weights at the gym.

• flexor
• reflex angle
• retroflex
• reflection

Her speech was engaging due to the ​ (a)   in her voice, keeping the audience interested.

• inflection
• retroflex
• circumflex
• flexible

The material was so ​ (a)   that it snapped when we tried to bend it.

• inflexible
• flexible
• reflection
• reflex angle

The mirrors in the Palace of Versailles are positioned to ​ (a)   sunlight into the dark rooms, making it seem bigger and brighter.

• reflect
• inflection
• reflection
• retroflex

She admired her ​ (a)   in the clear, still water of the lake.

• reflection
• circumflex
• deflect
• inflection

A ​ (a)   is one that measures more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.

• reflex angle
• circumflex
• deflect
• reflection

The cat's tail was ​ (a)   , curving backward in a peculiar way.

• retroflex
• deflected
• flexor
• inflection