Units 13 & 15 Flashcards

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root: flam

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“flame”

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root: cend, cens

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“to burn”

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root: luster, lustr

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“to make bright”

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root: fulm, fulg

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“lightning, storm”

“flash”

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4
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root: flagr

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“to burn”

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5
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root: trit

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“to rub away, to wear, to crush”

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6
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root: leni

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“smooth”

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7
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root: moll

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“soft”

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8
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root: rud

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“rough”

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9
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word: incendiary

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adjective:
inflaming; provoking heat or anger
syn = flammable

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10
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word: incense

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verb:
to infuriate; to make passionately angry
syn = to enrage
ant = mollify

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word: inflammatory

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adjective:
arousing anger or strong emotion
syn = provocative
ant = innocuous

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12
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word: flamboyant

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adjective:
intended to attract attention; showy
syn = ostentatious; audacious
ant = plain

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13
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word: luster

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noun:
brilliance; brightness
syn = shine

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word: illustrious

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adjective:
well-known and distinguished
syn = eminent, notable
ant = unknown

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15
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word: illustrative

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adjective:

descriptive; representative

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word: fulminate

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verb:
to attack with words; denounce
syn = rail
ant = praise

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word: refulgent

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adjective:
brilliantly illuminated; shining
syn = radiant

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word: flagrant

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adjective:
noticeably bad or offensive– excessiveness; usually associated with something bad
syn = grievous

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word: conflagration

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noun:
a large fire
syn = blaze

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word: detrimental

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adjective:

causing damage or harm; injurious

21
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word: contrite

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adjective:

feeling regret and sorrow; penitent

22
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word: trite

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adjective:
boring because of overuse or repetition
syn = clichéd
ant = original

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word: detritus

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noun:
debris; junk
syn = flotsam

24
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word: attrition

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noun:

a lowering in number

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word: lenient

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adjective:

not strict; generous

26
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word: lenitive

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adjective:

easing pain or discord

27
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word: mollify

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verb:

to soothe the feelings of; to appease

28
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word: rudiment

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noun:

a basic idea or principle

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word: rudimentary

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adjective:
undeveloped; very basic or simple
syn = primitive
ant = advanced

30
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prefix: a/ab

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“away from”

31
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prefix: dis

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“apart, away from”

32
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prefix: ad

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“toward”

33
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prefix: pro

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“forward”

34
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prefix: re

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“back, again”

35
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prefix: retro

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“backwards”

36
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suffix: ize

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“to make”

“to cause to become”

37
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suffix: fy

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“to make”

38
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suffix: ly

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“like, manner of”

“like in appearance, manner, or nature”