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Vocab Lesson 11

Terms

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Conflagration
A large and destructive fire
Flagrant
Shockingly evident; outragously conspicuous
Caustic
1) Able to burn or eat away by chemical action 2) Sarcastic; marked by a biting wit
Fervid
Full of intense passion or zeal
Effervescent
1) Bubbling up from a liquid 2) Very excited; bubbling over with high spirits
Pyre
A pile of wood, etc., for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials
Pyrotechnics
1) A display of fireworks. 2) A spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishment.
Scintilla
A very small amount; a bit
Pyromania
A Compulsion to set things on fire
Incense
To infuriate; To enrage
Cauterize
To burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding
Flamboyant
Colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner
Incendiary
1) Designed or intended to cause a fire. 2) Tending to stir up strife
Scintillate
1) To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle. 2) To be animated or brilliant
Inflammatory
1) Arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility 2) Pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury

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