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VCR D Lesson 11
VCR D Lesson 11 10th grade
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fervid | Full of intense passion or zeal. |
| effervescent | 1. Bubbling up from a liquid. 2. Very excited over with high spirits. |
| conflagration | A large and destructive fire. |
| flagrant | Shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous. |
| inflammatory | 1. Arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility. 2. Pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury. |
| flamoyant | 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; inflammatory. 3. A person who maliciously burns his or her own or another's property for monetary advantage. |
| incense | To infuriate; to enrage. |
| caustic | 1. Able to burn or eat away by chemical action. 2. Sarcastic; marked by a biting wit. |
| cauterize | To burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or bleeding. |
| pyre | A pile of wood, etc., for burning a corpe as partof 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. |
| pyromania | A compulsion to set things on fire. |
| scintilla | A very small amount; a bit; an iota. |
| scintillate | 1. To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle. 2. To be animated or brillant. |