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8LA-VocabLesson7
Vocabulary - Lesson 7 (Kendall 2015)
Term | Definition |
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ardent | burning with enthusiasm; fervent; zealous; impassioned |
arsonist | one who maliciously burns or tries to burn a building or other property; incendiary |
caustic | 1. burning or destroying flesh; corrosive 2. severely critical; sarcastic; sharp; biting |
conflagration | huge destructive fire; holocaust; inferno |
fervor | great warmth of feeling or expression; enthusiasm; zeal; passion; ardor |
flammable | easily set on fire; inflammable; combustible |
glaring | shining so brightly as to hurt the eyes; too obvious to escape notice; flagrant |
ignite | 1. set on fire; cause to burn; kindle 2. catch on fire; start burning |
kindling | bits of dry wood or other easily lighted material for starting a fire |
pyromaniac | one who has an uncontrollable, insane impulse to set things on fire |