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clique

/kliːk/

Meanings
noun
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

Examples :

"This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques."
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Related Words

Illustration determined

determined verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnd/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The teacher determined the parameters of the history project, specifying the required length and number of sources. "

Illustration membership

membership noun

/ˈmɛmbərʃɪp/ /ˈmɛmbr̩ʃɪp/

The state of being a member of a group or organization.

"He has memberships in clubs in three cities."

Illustration gardening

gardening verb

/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/

To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

"My grandmother enjoys gardening in her backyard. "

Illustration arbitrary

arbitrary noun

/ˈɑɹ.bɪ.tɹɛ(ə).ɹi/ /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹi/

Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

"The teacher assigned an arbitrary number of homework problems for the weekend. "

Illustration accounting

accounting verb

/ə.ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/

To provide explanation.

"The teacher asked the students to account for their absences, explaining the reasons. "

Illustration lifestyle

lifestyle noun

/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

"My sister's healthy lifestyle includes jogging every morning and eating lots of fruits and vegetables. "

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

"He is an unusual individual."

Illustration exclusive

exclusive noun

/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/

Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.

"The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature."

Illustration isomorphic

isomorphic adjective

/ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/ /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/

Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.

""Even though the online class and the in-person class use different software, their underlying structures for grading and assignments are isomorphic." "

Illustration associate

associate noun

/əˈsəʊsi.ət/ /əˈsoʊsi.ət/

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.

"My brother is my associate in the family business. "

Illustration according

according verb

/əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ /ə.ˈkɔɹd.ɪŋ/

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

"The tailor will according the suit to fit you perfectly. "

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prioritized verb

/praɪˈɔːrəˌtaɪzd/ /praɪˈɒrəˌtaɪzd/

To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.

"The manager prioritized the urgent customer requests to be handled first. "