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retinue |
followers or servants who accompany an important person. |
synonym : encourage; cortège |
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disparity |
inequality; difference |
synonym: gap antonym: similarity |
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extol |
to praise highly |
synonym: exult; laud antonym: chastise |
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conscript |
to force someone into military service |
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rancor |
Extreme hatred or ill will |
Synonym: animosity; enmity antonym: amity; sympathy |
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clement |
merciful; lenient |
synonym: forbearing; benign antonym: malevolent; harsh |
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unfettered |
free from restrictions |
synonym: free; unrestrained antonym: restricted |
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adamant |
unyielding; form in opinion |
synonym: stubborn antonym: amenable; flexible |
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impute |
to credit with cause or fault |
synonym: attribute; ascribe |
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diffident |
lacking in self confidence; shy |
synonym: timid antonym: outgoing |
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ostensible |
professed but not necessarily true |
synonym: supposed antonym: actual |
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inexorable |
unrelenting; unavoidable |
synonym: relentless; certain antonym: avoidable, preventable |
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cliche |
a worn out idea or overused expression |
synonym: platitude; banality |
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opus |
A creative work especially in number composition |
plural is opera |
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prate |
to talk pointlessly and at length |
synonym: prattle, yak |
