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Cabal
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Aclique;a small group joined in a secret intrigue; a conspiracy.
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Camaraderie
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camaradeship; good fellowship
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Caste
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a distinct social class or system.
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Cortege
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a group of attendants accompanying a person; a ceremonial procession.
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Detente
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a relaxing or easing, especially of international tension.
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echelon
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a level of command or authority or rank; a step like formation of ships, troops, or planes.
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Ecumenical
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universal;general;fostering Christian unity thoughout the world.
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elite
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the best or most skilled members of a given social group.
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esprit de corps
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a sense of union and of common intrest and responsibilities.
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freemasonry
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secret or tactit brotherhood; instinctive sympathy.
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genealogy
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linage;science of family descent.
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hierarchy
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a group of persons or things arranged in order rank, or grade; a systemof church gov. by clergymen in graded ranks.
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hobnob
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to associate on very friendly tearms.
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liasion
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the contact maintained between military and navel units on order to undertake concerted action; a similar connection between the units of any organization; an illicit relationship between a man and a woman.
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rapprocehment
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a reestblishing of cordial relations.
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