meaning fire flammable adj Definition Easily set on fire Example Because all of my clothes are cheaply made and imported from China I keep away from open stoves because they are extremely ID: 759112
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Week 5 Vocabulary
root: flam / pyro
meaning: fire
Slide2flammable (adj)
Definition:Easily set on fire.Example:Because all of my clothes are cheaply made and imported from China, I keep away from open stoves because they are extremely flammable.
Slide3pyre (n)
Definition:A pile of wood used forburning a dead body.Example:Vikings often used funeral pyres by setting boats onto water and then lighting them with flaming arrows.
Slide4flamboyant (adj)
Definition:Showy; with flame-like curves (architecture).Example:The church’s flamboyant architecture inspired me to become a priest.Her flamboyant personality was cute at first, but it was too much after a while.
Slide5pyrotechnics (n)
Definition:Fireworks.Example:Katy Perry had to change up her lyrics, because “baby, you’re pyrotechnics!” didn’t really rhyme.
Slide6inflammatory (adj)
Definition:Tending to fire up emotions.Example:Mr. McManus’ inflammatory remarks about our vocabulary quiz grades inspired us to drag him out behind the school and beat him to death.
Slide7pyromania (n)
Definition:Persistent impulse to set fires.Example:Drake’s pyromania got the better of him one time, and he wound up setting the entire forest on fire. Smokey was visibly displeased.
Slide8inflammation (n)
Definition:Infection marked byredness and heat.Example:The inflammation in my fingernail finally burst and let forth a volley of yogurt-like pus onto the floor. No big deal, my dog cleaned it up.
Slide9pyrite (n)
Definition:Fool’s gold; mineralthat can strike fire.Example:Stranded on a desolate island, Miguel tried to summon a passing ship by starting a fire with a small pile of pyrite. They didn’t see it.
Slide10pyrophobia (n)
Definition:The fear of fire.Example:We all questioned Jane’s dedication to become a firefighter because, well, we all knew she suffered from pyrophobia.
Slide11pyrography (n)
Definition:Art of wood-burning, usuallydone on wood or leather.Example:I thought wood shop would be an easy A, but then they introduced pyrography into the equation. I can barely write with a pencil!
Slide12associate (v)
Definition:
To connect one thing with another.
Example:
Some people
associate
dark clouds with depression. When I see dark clouds, I
associate
it with a potential harvest.
Slide13organize (v)
Definition:
To give structure or a system to something.
Example:
When I
organize
my thoughts, or put them in a specific order, it is easier for me to get things done.