greek roots unit 13-15

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cend, cens

to burn

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flam

flame

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fulm, fulg

lightning, storm, flash

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luster, lustr

to make bright

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flagr

to burn

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sema, semio

sign

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digm, dict

a showing, comparison

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omin

sign, warning

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phras

to show, to tell

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monstr

show, warn

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trit

to rub away, to wear, to crush

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12

leni

smooth

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13

moll

soft

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rud

rough

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15

flamboyant (ant.)

plain

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illustrious (ant.)

unknown

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incense (ant.)

mollif

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18

inflammatory (ant.)

innocuous

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rudimentary (ant.)

advanced

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20

trite (ant.)

original

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abominable

loathsome; disagreeable

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22

contrite

feeling regret and sorrow; penitent

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demonstrative

openly expressive or emotions

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detritus

debris; junk

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flamboyant

intended to attract attention; showy

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lenitive

easing pain or discord

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luster

brilliance; brightness

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metaphrase

an exact translation or restatement

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mollify

to soothe the feelings of; to appease

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30

paradigm

a pattern or model

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refulgent

brilliantly illuminated; shining

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remonstrate

to protest or object

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rudiment

a basic idea or principle

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semiotic

relating to signs or symbols

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trite

boring because of overuse or repetition

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attrition

a lowering in number

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conflagration

a large fire

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detrimental

causing damage or harm; injurious

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flagrant

noticeably bad or offensive

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fulminate

to attack with words; denounce

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illustrative

descriptive

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lenient

not strict; generous

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ominous

menacing; threatening

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paraphrase

a summary not word-for-word

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phraseology

the way in which something is expressed

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rudimentary

undeveloped; basic or simple

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semantic

having to do with the meaning of words or language

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