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Vocabulary 11/12
Vocabulary From Classical Roots D Chapter 11-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fervid | full of intense passion or zeal |
| effervescent | 1. bubbling up from a liquid 2. very excited; bubbling over with high spirits |
| conflagration | a large and destructive fire |
| flagrant | shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous |
| inflammatory | 1. around strong emotion, especially anger or hostility 2. pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury |
| 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; 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 to stop infection and/or bleeding |
| 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 |
| 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 brilliant |
| confluence | 1. the flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or cultures 2. an assembling or flocking together in a crowd |
| effluent | a stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or from a channel or sewer |
| flux | 1. a flow 2. a continuous succession of changes |
| dehydrate | 1. to remove water or moisture 2. to lose water or moisture |
| hydrology | the study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere |
| cormorant | 1. a dark, hook-billed sea bird 2. a greedy person |
| marinade | a liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor meat or fish for a period of time before cooking |
| nauseate | 1. to cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick 2. to cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust |
| nave | the long central part of a church, extending from the entrance to the alter, with aisles along the sides |
| pontiff | a pope or bishop |
| pontificate | 1. to speak with pompous authority 2. the office of a pontiff; papacy |
| undulate | to have or to cause to have a wavy motion |
| redound | to reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably (upon a person or thing) |
| redundant | 1. superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer 2. verbose; needlessly repetitious |
| inundate | 1. to submerge or overflow with water; to flood 2. to overwhelm |
| FERVO | -L. "to be boiling hot" |
| FERVERE | -L. "to be boiling hot" |
| FERVI | -L. "to be boiling hot" |
| FLAGRO | -L. "to glow," "to burn," "to blaze" |
| FLAGRARE | -L. "to glow," "to burn," "to blaze" |
| FLAGRAVI | -L. "to glow," "to burn," "to blaze" |
| FLAGRATUM | -L. "to glow," "to burn," "to blaze" |
| FLAMMA | -L. "flame" |
| INCENDO | -L. "to set on fire" |
| INCENDERE | -L. "to set on fire" |
| INCENDI | -L. "to set on fire" |
| INCENSUM | -L. "to set on fire" |
| KAIEIN | -G. "to burn" |
| PUR | -G. "fire" |
| SCINTILLA | -L. "spark" |
| FLUO | -L. "to flow" |
| FLUERE | -L. "to flow" |
| FLUXI | -L. "to flow" |
| FLUCTUM | -L. "to flow" |
| HUDOR | -G. "water" |
| MAR | -L. "sea" |
| MARIS | -L. "sea" |
| MARINUS | -L. "marine" |
| NAUS | -G. "ship" |
| NAVIS | -L. "ship" |
| NAUTES | -G. "sailor" |
| NAUTA | -L. "sailor" |
| PONS | -L. "bridge" |
| PONTIS | -L. "bridge" |
| UNDA | -L. "wave" |
| Fervid [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FERVO, FERVERE, FERVI |
| Effervescent [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FERVO, FERVERE, FERVI |
| Conflagration [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLAGRO, FLAGRARE, FLAGRAVI, FLAGRATUM |
| Flagrant [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLAGRO, FLAGRARE, FLAGRAVI, FLAGRATUM |
| Inflammatory [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLAMMA |
| Flamboyant [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLAMMA |
| Incendiary [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. INCENDO, INCENDERE, INCENDI, INCENSUM |
| Incense [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. INCENDO, INCENDERE, INCENDI, INCENSUM |
| Caustic [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. KAIEIN |
| Cauterize [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. KAIEIN |
| Pyre [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. PUR |
| Pyrotechnics [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. PUR |
| Pyromania [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. PUR |
| Scintilla [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. SCINTILLA |
| Scintillate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. SCINTILLA |
| Confluence [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLUO, FLUERE, FLUXI, FLUCTUM |
| Effluent [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLUO, FLUERE, FLUXI, FLUCTUM |
| Flux [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. FLUO, FLUERE, FLUXI, FLUCTUM |
| Dehydrate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. HUDOR |
| Hydrology [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. HUDOR |
| Cormorant [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. MAR, MARIS | -L. MARINUS |
| Marinade [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. MAR, MARIS | -L. MARINUS |
| Nauseate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. NAUS | -L. NAVIS | -G. NAUTES | -L. NAUTA |
| Nave [latin/greek root word(s)] | -G. NAUS | -L. NAVIS | -G. NAUTES | -L. NAUTA |
| Pontiff [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. PONS, PONTIS |
| Pontificate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. PONS, PONTIS |
| Undulate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. UNDA |
| Redound [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. UNDA |
| Redundant [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. UNDA |
| Inundate [latin/greek root word(s)] | -L. UNDA |
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