Ch.5 Vocab Flashcards by Lucia Guido

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followers or servants who accompany an important person

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retinue

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synonyms: encourage, cortege

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retinue

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inequality; difference

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disparity

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synonym: gap

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disparity

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to praise highly

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extol

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synonyms: exalt, laud

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extol

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antonym: chastice

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extol

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antonym: similarity

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disparity

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to force someone into military service

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conscript

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extreme hatred or ill will

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rancor

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synoyms: animosity, enmity

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rancor

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antonyms: amity, sympathy

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rancor

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merciful, lenient

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clement

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synonyms: forbearing, benign

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clement

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antonyms: malevolent, harsh

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clement

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free from restrictions

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unfettered

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synonyms: free, unrestrained

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unfettered

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antonym: restricted

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unfettered

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unyielding, firm in opinion

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adamant

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synonym: stubborn

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adamant

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antonyms: amenable, flexible

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adamant

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to credit with cause or fault

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impute

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synonyms: attribute, ascribe

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impute

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lacking in self-confidence, shy

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diffident

synonyms: timid

diffident

antonyms: outgoing

diffident

professed but not necessarily true

ostensible

synonyms: supposed

ostensible

antonyms: actual

ostensible

unrelenting, unavoidable

inexorable

synonyms: relentless, certain

inexorable

antonyms: avoidable, preventable

inexorable

a worn-out idea or overused expression

cliche

synonyms: platitude, banality

cliche

a creative work, especially a numbered composition

opus

to talk pointlessly and at length

prate

synonyms: prattle, yak

prate