Cry, The Beloved Country Vocab

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accomplice

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a person who helps another commit a crime

partner in crime, associate, accessory, abettor, confederate, collaborator, fellow conspirator, co-conspirator; henchman

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amendment

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a minor change in a document

revision, alteration, change, modification, qualification, adaption, adjustment; edit, copyedit, rewrite, redraft, rephrase, reword, rework, revamp.

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boycott

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withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

spurn, snub, shun, avoid, abstain from, wash one's hands of, turn one's back on, reject, veto, ban, veto, embargo, prohibition, sanction, restriction; avoidance, rejection, refusal.

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congenial

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(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

hospitable, genial, personable, agreeable, friendly, pleasant, likable, amiable, nice; companionable, sociable, sympathetic, comradely, convivial, simpatico; like-minded, compatible, kindred, well-suited

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contemplation

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the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time; deep reflective thought

viewing, examination, inspection, observation, survey, study, scrutiny, thought, reflection, meditation, consideration, rumination, deliberation, reverie, introspection, brown study; formal cogitation, cerebration

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convictions

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a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law

declaration of guilt, sentence, judgment

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dell

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a small valley, usually among trees

dale, dingle, glade, glen, vale

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delusion

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an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder

misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, mistake, error, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misbelief; fallacy, illusion, fantasy.

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desolate

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(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim; wild, inhospitable; deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, unpeopled, untenanted, empty, barren; unfrequented, unvisited, isolated, remote

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dispirited

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cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope

disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, downcast, low, low-spirited, dejected, downhearted, depressed, disconsolate.