Vocabulary Word
Word: coterie
Definition: group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
Definition: group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
Sentences Containing 'coterie'
I do not give this as the gossip of a coterie; I am persuaded that it is the belief of a very considerable portion of the country.
More Vocab Words
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::: depravity - extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
::: compartment - one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
::: relapse - return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.
::: continence - self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
::: expletive - meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
::: heterodox - (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
::: fluctuate - waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
::: defame - harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
