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English 11 vocab

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Conflagration (n)
A destructive, extensive fire
Flagrant (adj)
Shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; in bad connotation
Inflammatory (adj)
Tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion
Flamboyant (adj)
Strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
Undulate (v)
To have a wavy form or surface
Redound (v)
To come back or reflect upon a person as to honor or disgrace
Redundant (adj)
Unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas
Inundate (v)
To flood; cover or overspread with water; to overwhelm
Temerity (n)
Reckless, boldness, rashness
Temerarious (adj)
Reckless, rash
Aspersion (n)
A damaging or derogatory remark or criticism, slander
Disperse (v)
To drive or sendoff in various directions, scatter
Anachronism (n)
Something/someone that's not in its correct historical time esp. someone that belongs to an earlier time
Chronicle (n)
A chronological record of events; a history
Synchronous (adj)
Occurring at the same time