TEN, FLECT Latin Roots
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Sharmainep on March 15, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deflect | turn ("bend") aside |
| flex | bend, as to flex a limb |
| flexible | pliable ("capable of being bent"); not rigid; tractable |
| flexor | muscle that serves to bend a limb |
| genuflect | bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship |
| inflexibility | rigidity; firmness |
| reflect | 1. throw ("bend") back light, heat, sound, etc. 2. think |
| reflex | involuntary response ("bending back") to a stimulus; for example, sneezing is a reflex |
| detention | act of keeping back or detaining |
| impertinent | 1. nor pertinent; inappropriate 2. rude |
| pertinacious | adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent |
| pertinent | having to do with ("holding to") the matter in hand |
| retentive | tenacious; able to retain or remember |
| retinue | group of followers accompanying a distinguished person |
| tenacity | firmness in folding fast, persistence |
| tenancy | period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate |
| tenure | period for which an office or position is held, as: "U.S Supreme Court Justices enjoy life tenure." |
| untenable | incapable of being held or defended |
| TEN (TIN, TENT) | "hold," "keep" |
| FLECT (FLEX) | "bend" |
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