Lesson 5 Vocab Flashcards
followers or servants who accompany an important person
retinue
retinue synonym’s
encourage; cortege
inequality; difference
disparity
synonym for disparity?
gap
antonym for disparity?
similarity
to praise highly
extol
synonym for extol?
exalt, laud
antonym for extol?
chastise
to force someone into military service
conscript
extreme hatred or ill will
rancor
synonyms for rancor?
animosity; enmity
antonyms for rancor?
amity; sympathy
merciful; lenient
clement
synonym for clement?
forbearing; benign
antonym for clement?
malevolent; harsh
free from restrictions
unfettered
synonym for unfettered?
free; unrestrained
antonym for unfettered?
restricted
unyielding; firm in opinion
adamant
synonym for adamant?
stubborn
antonym for adamant?
amenable; flexible
to credit with cause or fault
impute
synonym for impute?
attribute; ascribe
lacking in self-confidence; shy
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