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Vocabulary #9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acclamation | (n.) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval (SYN: ovation, cheering, plaudits) |
| Bucolic | (adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral (SYN: rustic) |
| Calumniate | (v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously (SYN: defame, libel) |
| Chary | (Adj.) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident (SYN: skittish) |
| Collusion | (n.) secret agreement or cooperation (SYN: conspiracy, plot, connivance) |
| Dilettinate | (n.) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; (adj.) superficial (SYN: amateur) |
| Imperturbable | (adj.) Not easily excited; emotionally steady. (SYN: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled) |
| Increment | (n.) an enlargement, increase, addition (SYN: accretion) |
| Mandate | (n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order (SYN: directive) |
| Paltry | (adj.) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy (SYN: measly, meager, piddling, trivial) |
| Paroxysm | (n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion (SYN: fit, seizure) |
| Pedantry | (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details (SYN: nit-picking, pettifoggery) |
| Peregrination | (n.) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country (SYN: journey, wandering, odyssey) |
| Redolent | (adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura (SYN: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic) |
| Refulgent | (adj.) shining, radiant, resplendent (SYN: splendid) |
| Shibboleth | (n.) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism (SYN: password, slogan) |
| Tyro | (n.) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill (SYN: neophyte) |
| Unremitting | (adj.) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless (SYN: incessant, unrelenting) |
| Vacilate | (v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will (SYN: fluctuate, oscillate) |
| Vituperative | (Adj.) harshly abusive, severely scolding (SYN: abusive, scurrilous, insulting) |
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