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retinue def

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followers or servants who accompany an important person

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retinue syn and ant

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syn: entourage; cortege

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disparity def

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inequality; difference

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disparity syn and ant

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syn: gap
ant: similarity

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extol def

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praise highly

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extol syn and ant

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syn: exalt; laud
ant: chastise

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conscript def

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to force someone into malitary service

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rancor def

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extreme hatred or ill will

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rancor syn and ant

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syn: animosity; enmity
ant: amity; sympathy

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clement def

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merciful; lenient

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clement syn and ant

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syn: forbearing; benign
ant: malevolent; harsh

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unfettered def

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free from restrictions

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unfettered syn and ant

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syn: free; unrestrained
ant: restricted

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adamant def

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unyielding; firm in opinion

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adamant syn and ant

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syn: stubborn
ant: amenable; flexible

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impute def

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to credit with cause or fault

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impute syn and ant

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syn: attribute; ascribe

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diffident def

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lacking in self-confidence; shy

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diffident syn and ant

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syn: timid
ant: outgoing

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ostensible def

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professed but not necessarily true

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ostensible syn and ant

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syn: supposed
ant: actual

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inexorable def

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unrelenting; unavoidable

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inexorable syn and ant

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syn: relentless; certain
ant: avoidable; preventable

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cliché def

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a worn-out idea or overused expression

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cliché syn and ant

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syn: platitude; banality

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opus def

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a creative work, especiallly a numbered composition

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prate def

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to talk pointlessly and at length

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prate syn and ant

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syn: prattle; yak

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credence def

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belief or trust

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credence syn and ant

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syn: faith; confidence
ant: disbelief

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collate def

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to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

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connoisseur syn and ant

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ant: tyro; novice; neophyte

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enigma def

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a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

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enigma syn and ant

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syn: riddle; puzzle

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genteel def

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polite and respectable in manner

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genteel syn and ant

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syn: refined; cultured
ant: boorish; rude

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officious syn and ant

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syn: meddlesome; interfering

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fetid def

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having a bad odor

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fetid syn and ant

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syn: rank; reeking
ant: fragrant; aromatic

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jaunty def

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having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

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jaunty syn and ant

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syn: confident; poised

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condone def

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to forgive or overlook an offense

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condone syn and ant

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syn: pardon; excuse
ant: condemn

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torpor def

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a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state not caring

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torpor syn and ant

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syn: apathy; indifference
ant: interest; eagerness

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enthrall def

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to captivate as though spellbound

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enthrall syn and ant

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syn: charm; enchant
ant: repulse

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dilettante def

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one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

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dilettante syn and ant

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syn: amateur; trifler
ant: expert; professional

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venal def

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capable or betraying trust, especially if bribed

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venal syn and ant

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syn: corrupt; crooked
ant: upright; honest

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nuance def

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a slight or subtle degree of difference

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nuance syn and ant

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syn: gradation; shade

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cult def

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an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

57
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cult syn and ant

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syn: sect

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circum- means

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around, on all sides

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naviga means

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to sail or to steer

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intro- and intra means

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in, within, inside of

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spec and spect mean

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to see, to look

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vert and vers mean

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to turn

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extro- means

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outside

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arch means

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to be first, rule, or govern

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dem and demos mean

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people

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mit and mis mean

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send

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-ist means

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one who practices or believes

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-cracy means

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rule by

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-graphy means

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writing about or study of

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