| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Acclamation | a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval |
| Bucolic | characteristic of the countryside; rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds; pastoral |
| Calumniate | to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously |
| Chary | extremely cautious, hesitant or slow(to); reserved, diffident |
| Collusion | secret agreement or cooperation |
| Dilettante | a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; superficial |
| Imperturbable | not easily excited; emotionally steady |
| Increment | an enlargement, increase, addition |
| Mandate | (N); an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (V); to issue such an order |
| Paltry | trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy |
| Paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion |
| Pendantry | a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details |
| Peregrination | the act of traveling; an excursion, esp. on foot or to a foreign country |
| Redolent | fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or creat an aura |
| Refulgent | shining, radiant, resplendent |
| Shibboleth | a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism |
| Tyro | a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill |
| Unremitting | not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless |
| Vacillate | to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will |
| Vituperative | harshly abusive, severely scolding |
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