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acclamation a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval syn: ovation, cheering, plaudits ant: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls bucolic characteristics of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral syn: rustic ant: urban, metropolitan calumniate to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously syn: defame, libel ant: flatter, whitewash, praise chary extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident syn: wary, skittish ant: heedless, reckless, incautious collusion secret agreement or cooperation syn: conspiracy, plot, connivance, cahoots dilettante a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; superficial syn: amateur, trifler ant: professional imperturbable not easily excited; emotionally steady syn: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled ant: excitable increment an enlargement, increase, addition syn: accretion, gain ant: loss, reduction, decrease mandate an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order syn: directive ant: forbid, ban, outlaw paltry trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy syn: measly, meager, piddling, trivial ant: gigantic, immense, colossal paroxysm a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion syn: fit, seizure pedantry a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details syn: nit-picking, hairsplitting, pettifoggery peregrination the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or two a foreign country syn: journey, wandering, odyssey redolent fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura syn: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic ant: unevocative, odorless refulgent shining, radiant, resplendent syn: luminous, splendid ant: dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky shibboleth a word, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism syn: catchphrase, password, slogan tyro a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill syn: neophyte ant: veteran, past master, expert unremitting not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless syn: constant, incessant, unrelenting ant: desultory, intermittent vacillate to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will syn: seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate ant: persevere vituperative harshly abusive, severely scolding syn: abusive, scurrilous, insulting ant: complimentary, laudatory, flattering