CE English Vocabulary Group 5 Flashcards by Eric Burdett | Brainscape

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Consternation

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Dismay, distress

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Conundrum

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Puzzle

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Coterie

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Clique

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Emollient

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Soothing

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Expiate

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Make amends for

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Extricate

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Get out of a situation; relieve of responsibility

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Flippancy

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Irreverence

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Foist

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Force upon

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Incongruous

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Out of place; absurd

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Inveterate

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Long-standing, established

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Plethora

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Excess

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Preamble

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Introduction

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Soluble

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Capable of disintegration

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Vitriolic

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Antagonistic

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