Lesson 5 Flashcards by AmyLiccet Newman | Brainscape

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Condrum

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A puzzle or dilemma

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Consternation

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Worry; concern

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Coterie

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A clique

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Emollient

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Softening

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Expiate

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To atone, to make amends for

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Extricate

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To release

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Flippancy

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Disrespectful

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Foist

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To pass off as worthy or real

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Incongruous

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Incompatible

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Inveterate

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Habitual, continuing

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Plethora

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Abundance

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Preamble

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Preliminary statement

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Soluble

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Easily dissolved

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Vitriolic

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Bitterly spiteful

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