 | Term | Definition |
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entourage |
attendants, associates, retinue, followers |
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esoteric |
understood by few, arcane |
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gaffe |
clumsy social error, faux pas |
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idiosyncrasy |
characteristic peculiar to individual or group |
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insular |
isolated, narrow or provincial |
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orthodox |
adhering to the traditional and established, esp. religion |
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castigate |
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
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censure |
to issue official blame, rebuke |
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denounce |
to condemn openly |
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reclusive |
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
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relinquish |
to retire from, give up, or abandon |
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renounce |
to give up by formal announcement |
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circumscribe |
to draw a circle around, to restrict |
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contiguous |
sharing an edge or boundary, touching |
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conciliatory |
appeasing, soothing, willing to reconcile |
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credible |
capable of being believed, plausible |
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exonerate |
to free from blame |
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incontrovertible |
indisputable, not open to question |
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indict |
to officially charge with wrongdoing or crime |
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litigious |
prone to engage in lawsuits |
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partisan |
biased in support of a party or group |
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parity |
equality |
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rectitude |
moral uprightness, righteousness |
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remiss |
lax in attending to duty, negligent |
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repudiate |
to reject the validity or authority of |
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scrupulous |
principled, conscientious |
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solicitous |
concerned, eager to help |
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veracity |
adherence to truth, truthfulness |
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vindicate |
to free from blame |
