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deflect (v.)
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turn ("bend") aside
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flex (v.)
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bend, as to flex a limb
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flexible (adj.)
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pliable ("capable of being bent"); not rigid; tractable (ant. inflexible)
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flexor (n.)
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muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect (v.)
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bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection (n.)
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change ("bend") in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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inflexibility (n.)
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rigidity; firmness
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reflect (v.)
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1. throw ("bend") back light, as from a prism
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reflex (n.)
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involuntary response ("bending back") to a stimulus; for example, sneezing is a reflex
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