Vocabulary Lesson 4 Grade 11

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.