english vocab (flexor-pertinent)
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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
