| A | B |
|---|
| acclamation | a shout of welcome, verbal approval |
| bucolic | characteristic of the countryside, rural |
| calumniate | to slander, to accuse falsely |
| chary | extremely cautious, hesitant, reserved |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation |
| dilettant | a dabbler in the arts, amateur, trifler |
| imperturbable | not easily excited, emotionally steady |
| increment | an enlargement, increase, addition |
| mandate | authoritative command, formal order |
| paltry | insignificant, meager, measly |
| paroxysm | sudden outburst, spasm |
| pedantry | pretentious display of knowledge, nit-picking |
| peregrination | act of traveling, excursion, journey |
| redolent | fragrant, reminiscent, aromatic |
| refulgent | shining, radiant, luminous |
| shibboleth | a word, expression or cutom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others, catchphrase |
| tryo | a beginner, novice |
| unremitting | not stopping, maintained steadily |
| vacillate | to swing indecisively from one idea to another, seesaw |
| vituperative | harshly abusive |
