greek roots unit 13-15

cend, cens

to burn

flam

flame

fulm, fulg

lightning, storm, flash

luster, lustr

to make bright

flagr

to burn

sema, semio

sign

digm, dict

a showing, comparison

omin

sign, warning

phras

to show, to tell

monstr

show, warn

trit

to rub away, to wear, to crush

leni

smooth

moll

soft

rud

rough

flamboyant (ant.)

plain

illustrious (ant.)

unknown

incense (ant.)

mollif

inflammatory (ant.)

innocuous

rudimentary (ant.)

advanced

trite (ant.)

original

abominable

loathsome; disagreeable

contrite

feeling regret and sorrow; penitent

demonstrative

openly expressive or emotions

detritus

debris; junk

flamboyant

intended to attract attention; showy

lenitive

easing pain or discord

luster

brilliance; brightness

metaphrase

an exact translation or restatement

mollify

to soothe the feelings of; to appease

paradigm

a pattern or model

refulgent

brilliantly illuminated; shining

remonstrate

to protest or object

rudiment

a basic idea or principle

semiotic

relating to signs or symbols

trite

boring because of overuse or repetition

attrition

a lowering in number

conflagration

a large fire

detrimental

causing damage or harm; injurious

flagrant

noticeably bad or offensive

fulminate

to attack with words; denounce

illustrative

descriptive

lenient

not strict; generous

ominous

menacing; threatening

paraphrase

a summary not word-for-word

phraseology

the way in which something is expressed

rudimentary

undeveloped; basic or simple

semantic

having to do with the meaning of words or language