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would be required to visit the school.
--adj. 2 malingering, runaway, absent, absentee, delinquent,
shirking, loafing, Slang Brit skiving: The officer brought in
three truant boys found fishing at the lake.
truce n. 1 armistice, cease-fire, suspension of hostilities, lull,
moratorium, respite, let-up, intermission, interval, interlude:
It looked as if the truce might last. 2 pact, treaty, compact,
agreement, cease-fire, armistice: If both sides abide by the
truce the war might be over.
truck n. 1 merchandise, commodities, goods, stock, wares, stuff, odds
and ends, sundries, junk, rubbish, US trash: There was no one
in the shop and all the truck was stacked in the corner. 2
dealing(s), traffic, business, transaction, trade, commerce,
communication, contact, connection, (business or social)
relations: She refuses to have any truck with the likes of you.
truckle v. kowtow, be obsequious, toady, defer, bow, scrape, genuflect,
salaam, drop to the ground or to (one's) knees or down on
(one's) knees, submit, yield, cower, cringe, grovel, crawl,
quail, fawn (on or upon), Colloq butter up, fall all over, lick
(someone's) boots, boot-lick, US apple-polish, Slang suck up to,
Taboo slang brown-nose, kiss (someone's) Brit arse or US ass:
Just look how Caroline is always truckling to the boss, hoping
for favours.
truculent adj. surly, sullen, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, unpleasant,
nasty, obstreperous, rude, unpleasant, ferocious, fierce,
savage, feral, barbarous, harsh, scathing, virulent, combative,
belligerent, antagonistic, bellicose, hostile, contentious,
warlike, violent, pugnacious, Colloq scrappy: I don't care
enough for this job to endure the boss's truculent attitude a
moment longer.
true adj. 1 accurate, correct, truthful, faithful, literal,
authentic, veracious, actual, factual, realistic, genuine,
right, valid, unelaborated, unvarnished, unadulterated,
verified, verifiable: Do you swear that this is a true account
of what actually took place? 2 staunch, faithful, devoted,
dedicated, loyal, fast, firm, unswerving, steady, steadfast,
trustworthy, trusty, dutiful, upright, honourable, constant,