english vocab (flexor-pertinent)

impertinent

(adj.) 1. irrelevant; inappropriate 2. rude

pertinacious

(adj.) adhering ("holding") firmly to a purpose or pinion; very persistent

pertinent

(adj.) having to do with ("holding to") the matter at hand; relevant

detention

(n.) act of keeping back or detaining

inflection

(n.) change ("bend") in the pitch or tone of a person's voice

reflex

(n.) involuntary response ("bending back") to a stimulus; for example, sneezing

flexor

(n.) muscle that serves to bend a limb

inflexibility

(n.) rigidity; firmness

reflect

(v.) 1. throw ("bend") back light rays, as from a mirror (but not from a prism, which refracts rays) 2. think

genuflect

(v.) bend the knee; touch the right knee to the round, as in worship