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Vocab Lesson 5
English Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Retinue | followers or servants who accompany an important person |
Disparity | inequality; difference |
Extol | to praise highly |
Conscript | to force someone into miliary service |
Rancor | extreme hatred or ill will |
Clement | merciful; lenient |
Unfettered | free from restriction |
Adamant | to credit with cause of fault |
Impute | to credit with cause or fault |
Diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy |
Ostensible | professed but not necessarily true |
Inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable |
Cliche | a worn out idea or overused expression |
Opus | a creative work, especially a numbered composition (plural is opera) |
Prate | to talk pointlessly and at length |