| circumflex | (noun) a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality | - |
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| flex | (noun) the act of flexing | - |
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| (verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, deform, turn, twist |
| (verb) bend a joint | Synonyms: bend |
| (verb) form a curve | Synonyms: bend |
| (verb) contract | - |
| (verb) exhibit the strength of | - |
| reflex | (adjective) without volition or conscious control | Synonyms: automatic, reflexive |
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| (noun) an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | Synonyms: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex |
| retroflex | (adjective) bent or curved backward | Synonyms: retroflexed |
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| (adjective) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | Synonyms: cacuminal |
| (verb) articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate | - |
| (verb) bend or turn backward | Synonyms: replicate |