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Vocabulary Lesson 4 Grade 11. Acknowledge: (verb) admit, recognize as. Sentence : At the end of the trial , the jury were asked to acknowledge the witness as guilty of crime. Adulation: (noun) admiration, respect. Sentence : - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VOCABULARY LESSON 4GRADE 11
Acknowledge: (verb) admit, recognize asSentence:
At the end of the trial , the jury were asked to acknowledge the witness as guilty of crime.
Adulation: (noun) admiration, respectSentence:
During the Oscar awards , the actor was kindly accepting the adulation of the crowd
with delight .
Adversary: (noun)Enemy, opponent, foe.
Sentence: Although Laertes was Hamlet’s adversary in the fencing bout, they still exchanged forgiveness before they passed away.
Sentence: The author spent years compiling facts about different tourist sites in Europe
before writing his travel book .
Compile: (verb) accumulate, collect, pile up
Complacency: (noun)self satisfaction , contentment Sentence:
After years of success, the manager’s complacency stopped him from aiming for further great achievements .
Sentence: It seemed that Mrs. Smith was still in love with the defendant , because she could not seem to bring herself to denounce him
openly in court .
Denounce: (noun) to condemn or criticize publically
Adage: (noun) proverb ,saying Sentence : My favorite adage is;”a friend in need
is a friend in deed .”
Sentence: War is a proof of human depravity while peace is a sign of salvation .
Depravity:(noun) immorality, corruption, evil
Sentence: The experts at the traveling agency enhanced the travel brochure by adding to it all the details a tourist may need to know about his country of destination .
Enhance: (verb) improve, add to, increase
Enigma:(noun) mystery, riddle, puzzle Sentence:
Sherlock Holmes has always been the best person at solving enigma’s.
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