Vocabulary Challenge


Groups



Which synonyms from the list best complete the sentences that follow? If needed, change tenses or use the plural.

                         clique                       set                  order

                         circle                        rank                 caste

                         association              grade              coterie



1. The untouchables are at the bottom of the ................ system.

2. The talk in scientific ............... is of an acceleration of the greenhouse effect.

3. At university, he belonged to a rather fast ................. of flashy young people.

4. They formed a small ................... of wine-lovers who met once a month to indulge their taste for esoteric vintages.

5. In a class-ridden society, those of the higher ................. will have little to do with the lower ..................

6. The .............. you reach depends in the civil service on length of service and professional qualifications.

7. The company is run by a small ................... from which line managers are excluded.

8. He formed an ................. for the protection of London’s pigeons.

     

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