1. Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 9 Ms. B. Wulchak

2. By: Lynsay Francis Revised 2010
Vocabulary Ch.9
By: Lynsay Francis
Revised 2010

3. Acclamation
(N.)A shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval.
Syn: Ovation, cheering,
applause
The players received wild acclamation as they ran out onto the field.

4. Bucolic
(ADJ.) Characteristic of the country side, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral
Syn: Rustic
To escape the stress of big city living, many people vacation in bucolic settings.

5. Calumniate (V.) To slander; accuse falsely and maliciously
Syn: defame, libel
Abraham Lincoln was calumniated while he was in office.

6. Chary
(ADJ.) Extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow; reserved, diffident
Syn: Wary, skittish
It doesn’t hurt to be chary and think carefully before making expensive purchases.

7. Collusion (N.) Secret agreement or cooperation
Syn: Conspiracy, plot, connivance, cahoots, complicity
The assassination plot involved collusion by the noblemen.
Lady Macbeth is in collusion with her husband.

8. Dilettante
(N.) A dabbler in the arts; one who is involved in an activity in an amateurish way
(ADJ.) Superficial
Syn: amateur, trifler
Although not a professional, she loved being a dilettante with the lead role.

9. Imperturbable (ADJ.) Not easily upset; emotionally steady
Syn: unexcitable, serene, unruffled
If you can “give a little whistle,” you can remain in control of emotions and be imperturbable.

10. Increment (N.) An increase, addition Syn: accretion, gain
You hope each year to see an increment in your pay checks.

11. Mandate (N.) An authoritative command (V.) To issue such an order
Syn: a directive
A landslide victory in an election is considered to be a mandate of the people.

12. Paltry (ADJ.) Trifling, small, insignificant; mean
Syn: measly, meager, trivial, piddling
During times of recession, states allocate an inadequate and paltry sum of money for school budgets.

13. Paroxysm (N.) A sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
Syn: a fit, seizure
The boy flew into a paroxysm of rage when he was told his punishment would be to lose video game privileges.

14. Pedantry (N.) A pretentious display of knowledge
Syn: Nit-picking, hairsplitting
We thought he was being pedantic to arrogantly tell us how Kafkaesque the book was.

15. Peregrination
(N.) The act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or in a foreign country
Syn: Journey, wondering, odyssey
You should enjoy your peregrinations through Stratford-on-Avon when you tour the region where Shakespeare lived.

16. Redolent (ADJ.) Fragrant, smelling strongly
Syn: Evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
Sights, sounds and smells can evoke memories and be redolent of days gone by.

17. Refulgent (ADJ.) Bright, shining, radiant, resplendent
Syn: Luminous, splendid
We drove to school seeing the refulgent, orange sun filling the early morning sky.

18. Shibboleth
(N.) A word, expression; a commonplace saying or truism
Syn: Catchphrase, password, slogan
“Buc Pride Never Dies” might be considered a shibboleth to students at Mainland.

19. Tyro
(N.) A beginner, novice; one with little or no skill or background
Syn: a neophyte
Are you a tyro at tying ties?

20. Unremitting
(ADJ.) Non stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless, persistent
Syn: Constant, unrelenting, tenacious, pertinacious
Be unremitting in your efforts to reach your goals.

21. Vacillate (V.) To swing indecisively from one idea to another
Syn: seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate
We vacillated between hope and despair when we heard of the fire at the daycare center.

22. Vituperative (ADJ.) Harshly abusive, severely scolding
Syn: Abusive, scurrilous, insulting
When being verbally attacked with loud, vituperative language,
you should remain as calm as possible. It’s not you who needs anger management.
You’re FIRED!

23. Profane /add-on (ADJ.) Obscene and impure
(V.) To treat with irreverence
Why settle for using profane language when you can call that blind, angry driver a myopic misanthrope?

24. Proffer /add-on (V.) To present or offer
He proffered his ideas at the meeting.
Edward proffered his hand in marriage to Jane.