PREFIX: INTRA=
WITHIN, INSIDE
ROOT WORD:
FLEX / FLECT = CURVE
Circumflex (n)
to bend
around or
curve
deflect (v)
to turn or
move to one
side; to bend;
to swerve
Flexible (adj)
capable of
bending
without
breaking
Flexor (n)
a muscle that
bends a part
of the body,
such as an
arm or a leg
Inflection (n)
It doesn’t
sound that
boring to find
the definition
of this word.
Inflexible (adj)
not capable of
being bent
without
breaking
reflect (v)
to bend or
throw back
light or heat;
to fold or turn
back
Reflection (n)
the image in a
mirror that is
the result of
bending light
when it is
thrown back
Retroflex (adj)
You may have
to look back in
a dictionary
for this word.
reflex angle
(n)
an angle that
is greater than
180 degrees
because the
angle is bent
beyond a
straight line
Intracellular (adj)
Existing
within the
cells
Intradermal (adj)
Within
the
layers
of the
skin
Intragalactic (adj)
Within a
galaxy
Intramural (adj)
Involving
students
from
within the
same
school
Intranasal
(adj)
Within the
nose
Intraocular
(adj)
Within the
eye
Intrapersonal
(adj)
Existing
or
occurring
within
your own
minds
Intrapsychic (adj)
Within the
mind
Intrastate (adj)
Within the
state
Intravenous (adj)
Within
the veins
The End!
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