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| acclamation |
a shout of welcome (n)
s:ovation, cheering, plaudits
a: booing, hissing, jeer |
| bucolic |
characteristic of the countryside (adj)
s: rustic, rural
a: urban, metropolitan |
| calumniate |
to slander; to accuse falsely (v)
s: defame
a: flatter |
| chary |
extremely cautious, hesitant (adj)
s: skittish
a: reckless |
| collusion |
secret cooperation (n)
s:conspiracy, plot |
| dilettante |
a dabbler in the arts (n)superficial (adj)
s: amateur
a: professional |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited; emotionally steady (adj)
s: unexcitable, serene
a: excitable |
| increment |
an enlargement, increase (n)
s: gain
a: loss, reduction |
| mandate |
an authoritative command, formal order(n)
to issue such an order (v)
s: directive
a: forbid, outlaw |
| paltry |
trifling, insignificant,mean (adj)
s: meager, trivial
a: gigantic, immense |
| paroxysm |
a sudden outburst (n)
s:fit, seizure |
| pedantry |
a pretentious display of knowledge (n)
s: nit-picking
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| peregrination |
the act of traveling; an excursion (n)
s: journey, wandering |
| redolent |
fragrant, smelling strongly (adj)
s: reminiscent
a: odorless |
| refulgent |
shining, radiant (adj)
s: luminous, splendid
a: dim, dark |
| shibboleth |
a word or expression that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others (n)
s: catchphrase, password |
| tyro |
a beginner or novice (n)
s: neophyte
a: veteran, expert |
| unremitting |
not stopping, maintained steadily (adj)
s: constant, unrelenting
a: intermittent |
| vacillate |
to swing indecisively from one idea to another (v)
s: seesaw, fluctuate
a: persevere |
| vituperative |
harshly abusive (adj)
s: abusive, insulting
a: complimentary, flattering |