vocab 9
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58975942 | acclamation | a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval | |
58975943 | bucolic | characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral | |
58975944 | calumniate | to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously | |
58975945 | chary | extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow; reserved, diffident | |
58975946 | collusion | secret agreement or cooperation | |
58975947 | dilettante | a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way | |
58975948 | imperturbable | not easily excited; emotionally steady | |
58975949 | increment | an enlargement, increase, addition | |
58975950 | mandate | an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order | |
58975951 | paltry | trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy | |
58975952 | paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion | |
58975953 | pedantry | a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details | |
58975954 | peregrination | the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country | |
58975955 | redolent | fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura | |
58975956 | refulgent | shining, radiant, resplendent | |
58975957 | shibboleth | a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism | |
58975958 | tyro | a beginner, novice; one with little or background or skill | |
58975959 | unremitting | not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless | |
58975960 | vacillate | to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will | |
58975961 | vituperative | harshly abusive, severely scolding |