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