Vocabulary Flashcards

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adversity

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great trouble or difficulty

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conflagration

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a huge fire, an inferno

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confounding

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puzzling; baffling

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cryptic

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hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscure

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debacle

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a failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical

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enigma

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a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person

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labyrinth

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a maze from which it is very hard to extricate (free) oneself

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precarious

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dangerous or risky; uncertain

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quandary

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a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation

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turbulence

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great unrest; turmoil or disorder