Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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(adj) inflaming; provoking heat or anger

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incendiary

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2
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(v) to infuriate; to make passionately angry

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incense

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3
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(adj) arousing anger or strong emotion

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inflammatory

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4
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(adj) intended to attract attention; showy

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flamboyant

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5
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(n) brilliance; brightness

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luster

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6
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(adj) descriptive; representative

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illustrative

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7
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(adj) well-known and distinguished

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illustrious

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8
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(v) to attack with words; denounce

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fulminate

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9
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(adj) brilliantly illuminated; shining

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refulgent

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10
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(adj) noticeably bad or offensive

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flagrant

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11
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(n) a large fire

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conflagration

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12
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(adj) having to do with the meaning of words or language

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semantic

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13
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(adj) of or related to signs or symbols

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semiotic

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14
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(n) a pattern or model

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paradigm

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15
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(n) the way in which something is expressed; style

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phraseology

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16
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(n) an exact translation or restatement

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metaphrase

17
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(n) a summary that is not word for word

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paraphrase

18
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(adj) openly expressive of emotions

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demonstrative

19
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(v) to protest or object

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remonstrate

20
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(adj) menacing; threatening

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ominous

21
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(adj) loathsome; disagreeable

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abominable

22
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(n) something disgustingly offensive

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abomination