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Fracas
- Use
- The players got into a scuffle and thereafter some fans joined the fracas
- He was injured in a Friday night fracas outside a mall
cartel
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- A group of similar independent companies who join together to control prices and limit competition
- An oil cartel
Tirade
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- She launched into an angry tirade about how she had been unfairly treated
- His tirades against politicians were famous
Partisan
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- The audience was very partisan and refused to listen to her speech
Cavalcade
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- It was a cavalcade of antique cars
Panache
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- The orchestra played with great panache
Ducat
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- He raised 60000 ducats
Gazette
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- He picked up the monthly car-buyer’s gazette when he was in town
Prima donna
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- A true prima donna is a diva and a distinguished singer in an opera
Soprano
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- The range of his voice changed a lot over his career, he started as a soprano and finished an alto