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15 Cards in this Set
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Consternation
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Dismay or worry; concern
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Ant: composure
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Conundrum
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A puzzle or dilemma; a problem
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Syn: enigma
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Coterie
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A clique
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Syn: a social circle
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Emollient
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soothing to the skin.
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Syn: balm
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Expiate
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To make amends for
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To atone for.
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Extricate
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To disentangle.
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Ant: Entangle
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Flippancy
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Disrespect
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Ant: Seriousness
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Foist
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To pass off as worthy or real
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Ant: fake
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Incongruous
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Incompatible
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Ant: consistent
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Ant: Injurious
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Inveterate
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Continuing
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Syn: chronic
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Plethora
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An abundance; excess
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Ant: dearth
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Preamble
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A preliminary statment
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prologue
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Soluble
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Easily dissolved
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Syn: dissolved.
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Vitriolic
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bitterly spiteful
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Ant: bland
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