His speech contained several inflammatory remarks.
他的演讲包含几个煽动性的言论。
Choose the closest synonym for the word “inflammatory” as used in the sentence: The article was highly inflammatory, inciting readers to protest.
B — provocative. “inflammatory” means adj. provocative; inciting; irritating
His ______ remarks were clearly meant to stir up anger in the crowd.
A — inflammatory. “inflammatory” means adj. provocative; inciting; irritating
inflammatory — adj. provocative; inciting; irritating. In Chinese: 煽动性的；发炎的.
inflammatory is pronounced /ɪnˈflæmətɔːri/. It breaks into 5 syllables: in · flam · ma · to · ry.
His speech contained several inflammatory remarks. (他的演讲包含几个煽动性的言论。)
provocative, inciting — all close in meaning to inflammatory (adj. provocative; inciting; irritating).
Yes. inflammatory appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
in- (make) + flame (flame) + tory→ provocative, inflamed.