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Words About Groups......
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| cabal: a clique; a small group joined in a secret intrigue; a conspiracy. | |
| camaraderie: comradeship; good fellowship.. | |
| caste: adistinct social class or system. | |
| cortege: a group of attendants accompanying a person; a ceremonial procession. | |
| detente: a relaxing or easing, especially of international tension. | |
| echelon: a level of command or authority or rank; a steplike formation of ships, troops, or planes. |
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| ecumenical: universal; general; fostering Christian unity throughout the world. | |
| elite: the best or most skilled members of a given social group. | |
| esprit de corps: a sense of union and of common interests and responsibilities. | |
| freemasonry: secret or tacit brotherhood; instinctive sympathy. | |
| genealogy: lineage; science of family descent. | |
| hierarchy: a group of persons or things arranged in order, rank, or grade; a system of church government by clergymen in graded ranks. |
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| hobnob: to associate on very friendly terms. | |
| liaison: the contact maintained between military or naval units in 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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| rapprochement: a reestablishing of cordial relations. | |