English Vocab. 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acclamation | (n.) an overwhelming verbal vote of approval |
| bucolic | (adj.) rural; rustic; pastoral |
| calumniate | (v.) to slander; to accuse falsely & maliciously |
| chary | (adj.) extremely cautious; hesitant; reserved; wary |
| collusion | (n.) secret agreement or cooperation; conspiracy |
| paroxysm | (n.) a sudden outburst, convulsion, or seizure |
| pedantry | (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge |
| peregrination | (n.) the act of traveling |
| redolent | (adj.) fragrant, evocative |
| refulgent | (adj.) splendid, radiant |
| shibboleth | (n.) a catchphrase, password, a motto |
| tyro | (n.) a beginner, somebody who has little or no background in the subject, |
| unremitting | (adj.) not stopping, unrelenting, |
| vacillate | (v.) (figurative) to swing one way or another |
| vituperative | (adj.) harshly abusive, insulting, |
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