Lesson 5 Vocab Flashcards by Leannah Blondin

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followers or servants who accompany an important person

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retinue

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retinue synonym’s

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encourage; cortege

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inequality; difference

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disparity

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synonym for disparity?

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gap

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antonym for disparity?

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similarity

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to praise highly

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extol

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synonym for extol?

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exalt, laud

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antonym for extol?

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chastise

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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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synonyms for rancor?

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animosity; enmity

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antonyms for rancor?

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amity; sympathy

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merciful; lenient

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clement

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synonym for clement?

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forbearing; benign

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antonym for clement?

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malevolent; harsh

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free from restrictions

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unfettered

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synonym for unfettered?

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free; unrestrained

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antonym for unfettered?

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restricted

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unyielding; firm in opinion

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adamant

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synonym for adamant?

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stubborn

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antonym for adamant?

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amenable; flexible

Q

to credit with cause or fault

A

impute

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synonym for impute?

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attribute; ascribe

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lacking in self-confidence; shy

A

diffident

synonym for diffident?

timid

antonym for diffident?

outgoing

professed but not necessarily true

ostensible

synonym for ostensible?

supposed

antonym for ostensible?

actual

unrelenting; unavoidable

inexorable

synonym for inexorable?

relentless; certain

antonym for inexorable?

avoidable; preventable

a worn out idea or overused expression

cliche

synonym for cliche?

platitude; banality

a creative work, especially in numbered composition (the plural is opera)

opus

to talk pointlessly and at length

prate

synonym of prate?

prattle; yak