vocab unit 9

Question 1

a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

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acclamation

Question 2

syn: ovation, cheering, plaudits

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acclamation

Question 3

ant: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls

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acclamation

Question 4

characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral

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bucolic

Question 5

syn: rustic

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bucolic

Question 6

ant: metropolitan

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bucolic

Question 7

to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

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calumniate

Question 8

syn: defame, libel

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calumniate

Question 9

ant: flatter, whitewash, praise

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calumniate

Question 10

extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident

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chary

Question 11

syn: skittish

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chary

Question 12

ant: heedless, reckless, incautious

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chary

Question 13

secret agreement or cooperation

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collusion

Question 14

syn: conspiracy, plot, connivance

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collusion

Question 15

a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way

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dilettante

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syn: amateur

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dilettante

Question 17

ant: professional

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dilettante

Question 18

superficial

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dilettante

Question 19

not easily excited; emotionally steady

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imperturbable

Question 20

syn: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled

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imperturbable

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ant: excitable

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imperturbable

Question 22

an enlargement, increase, addition

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increment

Question 23

syn: accretion

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increment

Question 24

ant: reduction, decrease

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increment

Question 25

an authoritative command, formal order, authorization

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mandate

Question 26

syn: directive

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mandate

Question 27

to issue such an order

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mandate

Question 28

ant: forbid, ban, outlaw

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mandate

Question 29

trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy

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paltry

Question 30

syn: measly, meager, piddling, trivial

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paltry

Question 31

ant: gigantic, immense

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paltry

Question 32

a sudden outburst, a spasm, convulsion

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paroxysm

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syn: fit, seizure

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paroxysm

Question 34

a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

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pedantry

Question 35

syn: nit-picking, pettifoggery

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pedantry

Question 36

the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country

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peregrination

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syn: journey, wandering, odyssey

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peregrination

Question 38

fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura

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redolent

Question 39

syn: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic

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redolent

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ant: unevocative, odorless

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redolent

Question 41

shining, radiant, resplendent

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refulgent

Question 42

syn: splendid

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refulgent

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ant: dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky

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refulgent

Question 44

a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism

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shibboleth

Question 45

syn: password, slogan

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shibboleth

Question 46

a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill

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tyro

Question 47

syn: neophyte

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tyro

Question 48

ant: veteran, past master, expert

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tyro

Question 49

not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless

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unremitting

Question 50

syn: incessant, unrelenting

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unremitting

Question 51

ant: desultory, intermittent

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unremitting

Question 52

to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will

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vacillate

Question 53

syn: fluctuate, oscillate

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vacillate

Question 54

ant: persevere

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vacillate

Question 55

harshly abusive, severely scolding

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vituperative

Question 56

syn: abusive, scurrilous, insulting

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vituperative

Question 57

ant: complimentary, laudatory, flattering

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vituperative