British lit list 13

Sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning

or sadness

PLAINTIVE*Sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning

or sadness

A large fire

CONFLAGRATIONA large fire

Inflaming; provoking heat or

anger

INCENDIARYInflaming;

provoking heat or anger

Someone newly

wealthy

PARVENU*Someone

newly wealthy

To infuriate; to make passionately

angry

INCENSETo infuriate; to

make passionately angry

Arousing anger or strong emotion

INFLAMMATORYArousing anger or

strong emotion

Brilliance; brightness

LUSTER

Brilliance; brightness

A positive relationship

RAPPORT*A positive

relationship

Well-known and distinguished

ILLUSTRIOUSWell-known and

distinguished

Giving or showing an advantage to one

over another

PREFERENTIAL*Giving or showing an

advantage to one over another

Descriptive; representative

ILLUSTRATIVEDescriptive;

representative

One that precedes another

ANTECEDANT* One that precedes

another

To attack with words; denounce

FULMINATETo attack with

words; denounce

Noticeably bad or offensive

FLAGRANTNoticeably bad or

offensive

To honor with a banquet or

feast

FETE*To honor with a

banquet or feast

Intended to attract attention; showy

FLAMBOYANTIntended to attract attention; showy

Sharply effective or insightful

TRENCHANT*Sharply effective or

insightful

With regard to

APROPOS*With regard to

To discover with certainty through examination or

experimentation

ASCERTAIN*To discover with certainty through examination or

experimentation

Brilliantly illuminated; shining

REFULGENTBrilliantly

illuminated; shining