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Latin Roots

Latin Roots. “ Flam” and “Pyro”. Mean “Fire”. flammable. easily set on fire. pyre. pile of wood for burning a dead body. flamboyant. showy, with flame-like curve. pyrotechnics. fireworks. inflammatory. tending to fire up emotions. pyromania. persistent impulse to set fires.

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Latin Roots

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  1. Latin Roots “Flam” and “Pyro” Mean “Fire”

  2. flammable easily set on fire

  3. pyre pile of wood for burning a dead body

  4. flamboyant showy, with flame-like curve

  5. pyrotechnics fireworks

  6. inflammatory tending to fire up emotions

  7. pyromania persistent impulse to set fires

  8. inflammation infection marked by redness and heat

  9. pyrite fool’s gold, mineral that can strike fire

  10. pyrophobia fear of fire

  11. pyrography art of wood-burning, usually done on wood or leather

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  13. designated appointed or set aside for a definite duty or purpose

  14. installments payments made on a debt at definite times

  15. exodus a departure or going away from a place

  16. migrated moved from one region or climate to another

  17. burrowed dug

  18. Which word is the most unusual to you? Which word will you use in your writing? Find a synonym for 5 Latin roots.

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