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[sacred quiver]

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[brave timber]

Reflexive verbs are verbs whose objects are the same as their subjects.

For example, « se voir (to see oneself) » is a reflexive verb because the object will be the same as the subject: « je me vois, tu te vois, il se voit, nous nous voyons, vous vous voyez, ils se voient »

Reflexive verbs are a part of a wider category known as pronominals. Pronominal verbs are verbs that carry a reflexive pronoun: An object pronoun that mirrors the subject. The difference is that reflexive verbs are specifically meant for verbs whose objects (i.e. the thing that receives the action of the verb) is the same as their subjects whereas pronominal verbs are a bit wider. Reflexive verbs always have non-pronominal versions whereas that's not the case for pronominals. For example, you have verbs like « s'acharner, se souvenir » that are always pronominal.
For more, you can read this page: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/pronominal-verbs/

For movement verbs, I'm guessing you're trying to memorise which verbs have « être » as an auxiliary? It's a common idea that être verbs are 'verbs of movement' but that's more of a generalisation than a hard rule.

As you've discovered yourself, the verb « marcher » describes the act of walking yet it takes « avoir », not « être ».

I would just memorise the list you have now, and try to think of it as, 'All être verbs describe movement or a change of state, but not all verbs that describe movement or a change of state is an être verb'

[plain mortar]

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[tawny leaf]

"movement verbs" do not include descriptions of the type of movement (walking, running, biking etc) but rather a change (or lack thereof) of state. Someone who "comes" changes from "far" to "near". Someone who "enters" changes from "outside" to "inside". Someone who "falls" changes from "up" to "down". But someone who "walks" doesn't really indicate a change in state.
Ultimately, there is no hard rule beyond "these verbs use it and must be memorized".