acclamation
(n.) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval
collusion
(n.) secret agreement or cooperation
imperturbable
(adj.) not easily excited; emotionally steady
increment
(n.) an enlargement, increase, addition
mandate
(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order
paltry
(adj.) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
unremitting
(adj.) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
vacillate
(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will