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SAT Study Words 10
Words Relating to Problems, Puzzlements, and Disasters
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Language - English
11th Grade
09/21/2009

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Adversity
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N. Great trouble or difficulty
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Conflagration
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N. A huge fire, an inferno
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Confounding
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Adj. Puzzling; baffling
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Cryptic
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Adj. Hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscure
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Debacle
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N. A failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical
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Enigma
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N. A riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person
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Labyrinth
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N. A maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself
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Precarious
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Adj. Dangerous or risky; uncertain
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Quagmire
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N. A difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground, bog, mire
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Quandary
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N. A dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation
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Turbulence
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N. Great unrest; turmoil or disorder
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Turmoil
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N. A turbulent scenario or situation; tumult
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