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Vocabulary D 5
Senior level, Lesson five
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| consternation | dismay or worry; concern |
| conundrum | a puzzle or dilemma; a problem -- syn:enigma |
| coterie | a small group of people who share interests and associate frequently; a clique -- syn:circle |
| emollient | something softening; soothing to the skin -- syn: balm |
| expiate | to atone, to make ammends for |
| extricate | to release, disentangle -- syn: free, liberate |
| flippancy | disrespect -- syn: sauciness |
| foist | to pass off as worthy or real |
| incongruous | incompatiable; not harmonious to the situation or surroundings -- syn: inappropriate |
| innocuous | harmless -- syn: inoffensive, innocent |
| inveterate | habitual, continuing -- syn: chronic, unalterable |
| plethora | abundance; excess |
| preamble | a preliminary statement -- syn: opening, prologue |
| soluble | easiliy dissolved |
| vitriolic | bitterly spiteful; caustic -- syn: burning |