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22 Cards in this Set
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FERVO
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(L) to be boiling hot
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fervid
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adj. full of intense passion or zeal
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effervescent
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adj. 1. bubbling up from a liquid
2. very excited; bubbling over with high spirits |
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FLAGO
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(L) to grow, to burn, to blaze
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conflagration
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n. a large and destructive fire
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flagrant
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adj. shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous
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Flamma
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(L) flame
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inflammatory
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adj. 1. arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility
2. pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following and infection or injury |
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folamboyant
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adj. colored in a showy sort of way; having a showy appearance or manner
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INCENDO
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(L)to set on fire
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incendiary
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adj. designed or intended to cause fire
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incense
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v. to infuriate; to enrage
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KAIEIN
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(G) to burn
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caustic
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adj. 1. able to burn or eat away by chemical action
2. sarcastic; marked by a biting wit |
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cauterize
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v. to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding
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PUR
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(G) fire
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pyre
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n. a pile of woood, etc, for the purpose of burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials
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pyrotechnics
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n. 1. a display of fireworks
2. a spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishment |
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pyromania
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n. a compulsion to set things on fire
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SCINTILLA
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(L) spark
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scintilla
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n. a very small amount; a bit, an iota
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scintillate
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v. 1. to give off sparks
2. to be animated or brilliant |
