Flect and flex
Bend
CIRCUMFLEX (NOUN)
to bend around or
curve
DEFLECT (VERB)
to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
FLEXIBLE
(ADJECTIVE)
capable of bending without breaking
FLEXOR (NOUN)
A MUSCLE THAT BENDS A PART OF THE BODY;
SUCH AS AN ARM
OR A LEG
INFLECTION (NOUN)
the bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one’s voice go up and down
INFLEXIBLE (ADJECTIVE)
NOT CAPABLE OF BEING BENT
WITHOUT breaking
REFLECT (VERB)
to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back