Vocabulary Unit 9

Acclamation
• Definition: a shout of welcome, a verbal vote
of approval
Synonyms : cheering , plaudits ,ovation, applaud
Antonyms : Booing , hissing , jeers ,catcalls
 Bucolic
• Definition: characteristic of the countryside,
related to shepherds and cowherds
• Synonyms : Pastoral , rural , rustic
• Antonyms : metropolitan , urban
 Calumniate
• Definition :to accuse falsely and maliciously
• Synonyms : to malign , to slander , to defame ,
to libel
• Antonyms : to flatter , to boast , to praise , to
brag
 Imperturbable

• Definition : not easily excited , emotionally

steady
• Synonyms : unflappable , unexcitable , serene ,
unruffled
• Antonyms : excitable , irritable , irate ,
turbulent
 Increment
• Definition : an enlargement
• Synonyms : increase , addition , inflation,
augmentation , accretion
• Antonyms : decrease , reduction , dwindling