Units 13 & 15 Flashcards
root: flam
“flame”
root: cend, cens
“to burn”
root: luster, lustr
“to make bright”
root: fulm, fulg
“lightning, storm”
“flash”
root: flagr
“to burn”
root: trit
“to rub away, to wear, to crush”
root: leni
“smooth”
root: moll
“soft”
root: rud
“rough”
word: incendiary
adjective:
inflaming; provoking heat or anger
syn = flammable
word: incense
verb:
to infuriate; to make passionately angry
syn = to enrage
ant = mollify
word: inflammatory
adjective:
arousing anger or strong emotion
syn = provocative
ant = innocuous
word: flamboyant
adjective:
intended to attract attention; showy
syn = ostentatious; audacious
ant = plain
word: luster
noun:
brilliance; brightness
syn = shine
word: illustrious
adjective:
well-known and distinguished
syn = eminent, notable
ant = unknown
word: illustrative
adjective:
descriptive; representative
word: fulminate
verb:
to attack with words; denounce
syn = rail
ant = praise
word: refulgent
adjective:
brilliantly illuminated; shining
syn = radiant
word: flagrant
adjective:
noticeably bad or offensive– excessiveness; usually associated with something bad
syn = grievous
word: conflagration
noun:
a large fire
syn = blaze
word: detrimental
adjective:
causing damage or harm; injurious
word: contrite
adjective:
feeling regret and sorrow; penitent
word: trite
adjective:
boring because of overuse or repetition
syn = clichéd
ant = original
word: detritus
noun:
debris; junk
syn = flotsam
