Quizlet Chapter 11

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  1. Caustic: able to burn or eat away by chemical action 2. sarcastic; marked by a biting
  2. Cauterize: to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and or stop infection and or bleeding
  3. Conflagaration: 1. A large and destructive fire
  4. Effervescent: 1. bubbling up from a liquid 2. Very excited; bubbling over with high spirits
  5. Fervid: full of intesne passion or zeal
  6. Flagrant: shockingly evident; outrageously consicuous
  7. Flamboyant: colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner
  8. Incendiary: 1. Desinged 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
  9. Incense: to infuriate; to enrage
  10. Inflammatory: arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility 2. pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury
  11. Pyre: a pile of wood, for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials
  12. Pyromania: a compulsion to set things on fire
  13. Pyrotechnics: a display of fireworks 2. a spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing wit, or other accomplishment
  14. Scintilla: a very small amount; a bit; an iota
  15. Scintillate: to give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle 2. to be animated or birlliant