Vocabulary Word
Word: clique
Definition: small exclusive group of people
Definition: small exclusive group of people
Sentences Containing 'clique'
The dramatists who gathered round Lope as their leader regarded Cervantes as their common enemy, and it is plain that he was equally obnoxious to the other clique, the culto poets who had Gongora for their chief.
More Vocab Words
::: repine - fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work::: embargo - ban on commerce or other activity
::: moodiness - fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion
::: decrepit - weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
::: eminent - rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
::: impassive - without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
::: ellipsis - omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
::: promontory - headland
::: thwart - block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
::: cognizance - knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
