Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 9
Word List
- acclamation
(n.) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval - paroxysm
(n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion - bucolic
(adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral - pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details - calumniate
(v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously - peregrination
(n.) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country - chart
(adj.) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident - redolent
(adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura - collusion
(n.) secret agreement or cooperation - refulgent
(adj.) shining, radiant, resplendent - dilettante
(n.) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; (adj.) superficial - shibboleth
(n.) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism - imperturbable
(adj.) not easily excited; emotionally steady - tyro
(n.) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill - increment
(n.) an enlargement, increase, addition - unremitting
(adj.) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless - mandate
(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order - vacillate
(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will - paltry
(adj.) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy - vituperative
(adj.) harshly abusive, severely scolding