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VCR D Lesson 11
VCR D Lesson 11 Flashcards
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/14/2009

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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.
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Incense
Definition
To infuriate; to enrage.
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Caustic
Definition
1. Able to burn or eat away by a chemical reaction.
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 and/or bleeding.
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Pyre
Definition
A pile of wood, etc., for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials.
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Pyrotechnics
Definition
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; a bit, an iota.
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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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