1. a company of actors, singers or other performers   troop   troupe   2. to postpone action; to put off doing something   prevaricate   procrastinate   3. causing sleep; tending to cause drowsiness   somnolent   soporific   4. the link across necks of pair of oxen pulling cart or plough   yolk   yoke   5. private; belonging to an individual   personal   personnel   6. board on which artist mixes colors   palette   palate   7. to cause to continue or prevail   perpetrate   perpetuate