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Sad-Ox G 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acclamation | a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval |
| bucolic | characteristic of the countryside, rural |
| calumniate | to slander |
| chary | extremely cautious |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation |
| dilettante | a dabbler in the arts |
| imperturbable | not easily excited; emotionally steady |
| increment | an enlargement, increase, addition |
| mandate | to authoritative command, formal order |
| paltry | trifling, insignificant, mean, despicable |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion |
| pedantry | a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details |
| peregrination | the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country |
| redolent | fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories |
| refulgent | shining, radiant, resplendent |
| shibboleth | a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of people from all others |
| tyro | a beginner, novice |
| unremitting | not stopping, maintained steadily |
| vacillate | to swing indecisively form one idea or course of action to another |
| vituperative | harshly abusive, severely scolding |