| A | B |
|---|
| acclamation | a shout of welcome; overwhelming vote of approval |
| bucolic | pastoral, rustic, rural; relating to sheperds |
| calumniate | to slander; to accuse falsely |
| chary | extremely cautious, hesitant |
| collusion | a secret agreement or cooperation |
| dilettante | a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish way |
| imperturbable | not easily excited; emotionally steady |
| increment | an enlargement, increase, addition |
| mandate | an authoritative command or formal order; to issue such an order |
| paltry | trifling, insignificant; mean; trashy, inferior |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion |
| pedantry | a pretentious display of knowledge |
| peregrination | the act of traveling; an excursion |
| profane | impure; to treat with contempt |
| proffer | to present or offer |
| redolent | fragrant, smelling strongly |
| refulgent | shining, radiant |
| shibboleth | a word or phrase that distinguishes a particular group of people from all others |
| tyro | a beginner, novice |
| unremitting | not stopping |
| vacillate | to swing from one idea to another; to waver weakly |
| vituperative | harshly abusive |
