| A | B |
|---|
| acclamation | a shout of welcome |
| bucolic | characteristic of the countryside; rural |
| calumniate | to slander |
| chary | extremely cautious |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation |
| dilettante | one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way |
| imperturbable | emotionally steady |
| increment | an enlargement |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| paltry | trifling, insignificant |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion |
| pedantry | a pretentious display of knowledge |
| peregrination | an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country |
| redolent | fragrant, smelling strongly |
| refulgent | shining, radiant |
| shibboleth | a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others |
| tyro | one with little or no background or skill |
| unremitting | never letting up |
| vacillate | to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another |
| vituperative | harshly abusive, severly scolding |
