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Vocab Lesson 10
Words relating to problems, puzzlements, and disasters
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English
11th Grade
05/10/2011

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adversity (n)
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great trouble or difficulty
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conflagration (n)
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a huge fire; an inferno
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confounding (adj)
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puzzling; baffling
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cryptic (adj)
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hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscure
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debacle (n)
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a failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical
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enigma (n)
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a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person
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labyrinth (n)
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a maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself
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precarious (adj)
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dangerous or risky; uncertain
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quagmire (n)
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a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground, bog, mire
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quandary (n)
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a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation
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turbulence (n)
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great unrest; turmoil or disorder
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turmoil (n)
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a turbulent scenario or situation; tumult
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