acclamation
a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval
bucolic
a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life, relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle, pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
calumniate
charge falsely or with malicious intent, to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
chary
characterized by great cautious and wariness, wary; cautious; sparing
collusion
secret agreement, agreement on a secret plot
dilettante
an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge, showing frivolous or superficial interest, someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
imperturbable
not easily perturbed or excited or upset, not easily excited; emotionally steady
increment
the amount by which something increases, a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
mandate
an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order
paltry
contemptibly small in amount, not worth considering
paroxysm
a sudden uncontrollable attack, a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
pedantry
a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning, a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
peregrination
travel (especially by foot), the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
redolent
having a strong distinctive fragrance, serving to bring to mind
refulgent
radiating or as if radiating light, shining, radiant, resplendent
shibboleth
a favorite saying of a sect or political group, a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism
tyro
someone new to a field or activity, (n.) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill
unremitting
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing, not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
vacillate
be undecided about something, to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
vituperative
marked by harshly abusive criticism, marked by harshly abusive condemnation