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Deflect

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(v) to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve

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Flexible

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(adj) capable of bending without braking

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Flexor

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(n) a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

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Inflection

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(n) the bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within the only tone; making one’s voice go up and down

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Inflexible

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(adj) not capable of being bent without breaking

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Reflection

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(v) to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

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Reflection

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(v) the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

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Reflex Angle

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(n) an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight light

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Retroflex

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(adj) bent or turned backward

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Circumflex

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(n) to bend around a curve