Hot Words for SAT ; Lesson 10
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LesleyRamirez on February 14, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adversity | (noun)great trouble or difficulty |
| conflagration | (noun)a huge fire, an inferno |
| confounding | (adjective)puzzling; baffling |
| cryptic | (adjective)hidden; hard to understand; mysterious obscure |
| debacle | (noun)a failure or breakdown ; a collapse that is often nonsensical |
| enigma | (noun)a riddle or mystery |
| labyrinth | (noun)a maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself |
| precarious | (adjective)dangerous or risky; uncertain |
| quagmire | (noun) difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground,bog, mire |
| quandary | (noun)a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation |
| turbulence | (noun)great unrest; turmoil or disorder |
| turmoil | (noun)a turbulent scenario or situation; tumult |
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