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Acclamation (n)
a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

S: ovation, cheering, plaudits
A: booin, hissing, jeers, catcalls
Bucolic (adj)
characteristics of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral

S: rustic
A: urban, metropolitan
Calumniate (v)
to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

S: defame, libel
A: flatter, whitewash, praise
Chary (adj)
extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident

S: wary, skittish
A: heedless, reckless, incautious
Collusion (n)
secret agreement or cooperation

S:conspiracy, plot, connivance, cahoots
Dilettante (n, adj)
a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; superficial

S: amateur, trifler
A: professional
Imperturbable (adj)
not easily excited; emotionally steady

S: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled
A: excitable
Increment (n)
an enlargement, increase, addition

S: accration, gain
A: loss, reduction, decrease
Mandate (n, v)
an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order

S: directive
A: forbid, ban, outlaw
Paltry (adj)
trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy

S: measly, meager, piddling, trivial
A: gigantic, immense, colossal
Paroxysm (n)
a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion

S: fit, seizure
Pedantry (n)
a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

S: nit-picking, hairspllitting, pettifoggery
Peregrination (n)
the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country

S: journey, wandering, odyssey
Redolent (adj)
fragraant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura

S: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
A: unevocative, odorless
Refulgent (adj)
shining, radiant, resplendent

S: luminous, splendid
A: dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky
Shibboleth (n)
a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism

S: catchphrase, password, slogan
Tyro (n)
a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill

S: neophyte
A: veteran, past master, expert
Unremitting (adj)
not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless

S: constant, incessant, unrelenting
A: desultory, intermittent
Vacillate (v)
to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will

S: seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate
A: perservere
Vituperative (adj)
harshly abusive, severely scolding

S: abusive, scurrilous, insulting
A: complimentary, laudatory, flattering