Lesson 5 Vocab Flashcards by Leannah Blondin | Brainscape

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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

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to credit with cause or fault

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impute

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synonym for impute?

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attribute; ascribe

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lacking in self-confidence; shy

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diffident

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synonym for diffident?

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timid

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antonym for diffident?

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outgoing

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professed but not necessarily true

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ostensible

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synonym for ostensible?

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supposed

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antonym for ostensible?

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actual

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unrelenting; unavoidable

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inexorable

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synonym for inexorable?

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relentless; certain

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antonym for inexorable?

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avoidable; preventable

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a worn out idea or overused expression

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cliche

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synonym for cliche?

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platitude; banality

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

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opus

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to talk pointlessly and at length

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prate

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synonym of prate?

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prattle; yak