Vocabulary #5 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Followers or servants who accompany an important person; entourage; cortege
Retinue
Inequality, difference; gap
Disparity
To praise highly; exalt; laud
Extol
To force someone into military service
Conscript
Extreme hatred or ill will; animosity; enmity
Rancor
Merciful,lenient; forbearing; benign
Clement
Free from restrictions; free; unrestrained
Unfettered
Unyielding, firm I’m opinion; stubborn
Adamant
To credit with cause or fault; attribute; ascribe
Impute
Lacking in self confidence, shy; timid
Diffident
Professed but not necessarily true; supposed
Ostensible
Unrelenting; unavoidable; relentless; certain
Inexorable
A worn-out idea or overused expression; platitude; banality
Cliché
A creative work, especially a numbered composition
Opus
Plural is opera
To talk pointlessly and at length; prattle; yak
Prate
