Vocab 8 Flashcards
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Calumniate
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To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
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Acclamation
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A shout of welcome, and overwhelming verbal vote if approval
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Collusion
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Secret agreement or cooperation
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Increment
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An enlargement, increase, addition
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Mandate
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An authoritative command, formal order, authorization
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Paltry
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Trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
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Pedantry
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A pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
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Redolent
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Fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
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Tyro
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A beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill
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Vacillate
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To swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
