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Lesson 11- Book D
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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Language - English
10th Grade
06/02/2012

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Term
fervid
Definition
Full of intense passion or zeal
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effervescent
Definition
1.Bubbling up from a liquid

2.Very excited; bubbling over with high spirits
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conflagration
Definition
A large and destructive fire
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flagrant
Definition
Shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous
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inflammatory
Definition
1.Arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility

2.Pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury
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flamboyant
Definition
Colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner
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incendiary
Definition
1.Designed or intended to cause a fire

2.Tending to stir up strife; inflammatory

A person who maliciously burns his or her own or another's property for monetary advantage
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incense
Definition
To infuriate; to enrage
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caustic
Definition
1.Able to burn or eat away by chemical action

2.Sarcastic; marked by a biting wit
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cauterize
Definition
To burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection or bleeding
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pyre
Definition
A pile of wood for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite
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pyrotechnics
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1.A display of fireworks

2.A spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishment
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pyromania
Definition
A compulsion to set things on fire
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scintilla
Definition
A very small amount
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scintillate
Definition
1.To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle

2.To be animated or brilliant
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