Chapter 11 definition Flashcards

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Fervo

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to be boiling hot

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fervid

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full of intense passion or zeal

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effervescent

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  1. Bubbling up from a liquid 2. Very excited; bubbling over with high spirits
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Flagro

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to glow, to burn, to blaze

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conflagration

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A large and destructive fire

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flagrant

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Shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous

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Flamma

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flame

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inflammatory

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  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

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Colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner

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Incendo

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to set on fire

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incendiary

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  1. Designed or intended to cause a fire 2. Tending to stir up strife; inflammatory 3. n - A person who maliciously burns his or her own or another’s property for monetary advantage
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incense

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To infuriate; to enrage

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Kaiein

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To burn

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caustic

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  1. Able to burn or eat away by chemical action 2. Sarcastic; marked by a biting wit
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cauterize

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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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Pur

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pyre

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A pile of wood, et., for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials

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pyrotechnics

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  1. A display of fireworks 2. A spectacular display of virtuousity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishments
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pyromania

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A compulsion to set things on fire

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Scintilla

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scintilla

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A very small amount; a bit; an iota

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scintillate

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  1. To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle 2. To be animated or brilliant