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Vocabulary Lesson 4 Grade 11
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Acknowledge: (verb) admit, recognize as
Sentence : At the end of the trial , the jury were asked to acknowledge the witness as guilty of crime.
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Adulation: (noun) admiration, respect
Sentence : During the Oscar awards , the actor was kindly accepting the adulation of the crowd with delight.
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Adversary: (noun)Enemy, opponent, foe.
Sentence: Although Laertes was Hamlet’s adversary in the fencing bout, they still exchanged forgiveness before they passed away.
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Compile: (verb) accumulate, collect, pile up
Sentence : The author spent years compiling facts about different tourist sites in Europe before writing his travel book .
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Complacency: (noun)self satisfaction , contentment
Sentence : After years of success, the manager’s complacency stopped him from aiming for further great achievements.
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Denounce: (noun) to condemn or criticize publically
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.
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Adage: (noun) proverb ,saying
Sentence : My favorite adage is;”a friend in need is a friend in deed”.
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Depravity:(noun) immorality, corruption, evil
Sentence : War is a proof of human depravity while peace is a sign of salvation.
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Enhance: (verb) improve, add to, increase
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.
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Enigma:(noun) mystery, riddle, puzzle
Sentence : Sherlock Holmes has always been the best person at solving enigma’s.
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