unrefined; pastoral; agrarian; rustic

asperse; defame; malign; slander

careful; cautious; safe; leery

conspiracy; complicity; deceit; scam

amateur; rookie; greenhorn; tyro

calm; composed; tranquil; complacent

increase; gain; accrue; augment

authorization; fiat; edict; sanction

worthless; insignificant; meager; picayune

seizure; convulsion; frenzy; outburst

academic; erudition; pretension; studiousness

expedition; crusade; excursion; journey

fragrant; perfumed; scented; odiferous

resplendent; illuminated; radiant; sparkling

adage; saying; axiom; motto

apprentice; dilettante; rookie; amateur

ceaseless; continual; nonstop; incessant

pussyfoot around; wishy-washy; be indecisive; seesaw

mean; calumniating; contumelious; opprobrious