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vocab unit 9 Flashcards

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a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

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acclamation

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syn: ovation, cheering, plaudits

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acclamation

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ant: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls

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acclamation

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

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bucolic

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syn: rustic

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bucolic

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ant: metropolitan

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bucolic

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to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

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calumniate

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syn: defame, libel

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calumniate

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ant: flatter, whitewash, praise

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calumniate

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

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chary

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syn: skittish

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chary

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ant: heedless, reckless, incautious

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chary

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secret agreement or cooperation

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collusion

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syn: conspiracy, plot, connivance

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collusion

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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

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ant: professional

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dilettante

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superficial

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dilettante

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not easily excited; emotionally steady

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imperturbable

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syn: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled

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imperturbable

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ant: excitable

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imperturbable

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an enlargement, increase, addition

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increment

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syn: accretion

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increment

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ant: reduction, decrease

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increment

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an authoritative command, formal order, authorization

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mandate

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syn: directive

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mandate

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to issue such an order

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mandate

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ant: forbid, ban, outlaw

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mandate

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trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy

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paltry

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syn: measly, meager, piddling, trivial

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paltry

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ant: gigantic, immense

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paltry

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a sudden outburst, a spasm, convulsion

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paroxysm

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syn: fit, seizure

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paroxysm

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

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pedantry

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syn: nit-picking, pettifoggery

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pedantry

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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

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

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redolent

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syn: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic

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redolent

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ant: unevocative, odorless

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redolent

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shining, radiant, resplendent

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refulgent

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syn: splendid

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refulgent

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

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refulgent

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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

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syn: password, slogan

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shibboleth

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

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tyro

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syn: neophyte

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tyro

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ant: veteran, past master, expert

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tyro

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not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless

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unremitting

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syn: incessant, unrelenting

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unremitting

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ant: desultory, intermittent

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unremitting

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

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vacillate

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syn: fluctuate, oscillate

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vacillate

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ant: persevere

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vacillate

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harshly abusive, severely scolding

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vituperative

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syn: abusive, scurrilous, insulting

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vituperative

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ant: complimentary, laudatory, flattering

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vituperative

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