11th GRADES VOCABULARY (Theme 4/10)

WORD MEANING SENTENCE

Suppose (v) to think or believe that something is true Prices will go up, I suppose.

Decisive (adj) able to decide something quickly and with She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.
confidence
Predictable (adj) if something is predictable, you know in advance The ending of the book was entirely predictable.
that it will happen or what it will be like
Self-centered to think only about yourself She's completely self-centred.
(adj)
Insecure (adj) not confident about yourself or your He's very insecure about his appearance.
relationships with other people
Sensible (adj) able to make good judgements based on reason I think the sensible thing would be to take a taxi home
and experience, practical
Thoughtful (adj) quiet, because you are thinking They sat in thoughtful silence.

Request (n) sking for something formally and politely I got a couple of email requests for it.

Prohibition (n) stopping something being done or used, Have you heard about the prohibition of smoking in
especially by law public areas?
Necessity (n) a thing that you must have and cannot manage Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate.
without
Critic (n) a person who expresses opinions about the good The critics loved the movie.
and bad qualities of books, music, etc.
Masterpiece (n) a work of art such as a painting, film, book, etc. The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces.
that is an excellent, or the best, example of the
artist’s work
Represent (v) o be a member of a group of people and speak The union represents over 200 000 teachers.
for them at an event, a meeting, etc.
Audience (n) a number of people or a particular group of An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV.
people who watch, read, or listen to the same
thing
Audition (n) a short so that somebody can decide whether She had an audition for drama school.
they are suitable to act in a play, sing in a
concert, etc
Novelist (n) a person who writes novels She is now a best-selling novelist.

Conductor (n) A person who directs their performance He is the principal conductor of the San Francisco
Symphony
Gig (n) a performance by musicians playing popular They're doing a gig in Boston tonight.
music in front of an audience
Improvise (v) to invent music, the words in a play without It was an improvised speech.
planning it beforehand
In tune (idiom) singing or playing the correct musical notes to None of them could sing in tune.
sound pleasant
Rehearsal (n) time that is spent practising a play or piece of The leading man broke his leg in the middle of
music rehearsals.
Release (v) to make information available to the public Police have released no further details about the
accident.
Deal (n) an agreement, especially in business We did a deal with the management on overtime.

(film) Review (n) a report in which somebody gives their opinion of She gave the film a glowing review.
a book, play, film, product, etc.
Genre (n) a particular type or style of literature, art, film or Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with
music us for many years.
Plot (n) the series of events that form the story of a It's hard to follow the plot of the film.
novel, play, film, etc.
Scene (n) a part of a film, play or book in which the action The scene where he arrives at the factory is the turning
happens in one place point in the book.
Screenplay (n) the words that are written for a film She won an Oscar for the movie’s screenplay.

Triumph (n) a great success, achievement or victory The team enjoyed a memorable triumph last night.

Dreadful (adj) very bad or unpleasant What a dreadful thing to say!

Dull (adj) not interesting or exciting Life in a small town could be deadly dull.

Eccentric (adj) considered by other people to be strange or She was the classic eccentric old lady, living with a
unusual houseful of cats.
Enigmatic (adj) mysterious and difficult to understand She has an enigmatic smile

Fascinating (adj) extremely interesting and attractive Your trip to Alaska sounds absolutely fascinating.

Hilarious (adj) extremely funny Lynn found the whole situation hilarious

Irritating (adj) annoying I found her extremely irritating.

Memorable (adj) worth remembering or easy to remember The holiday provided many memorable moments.

Pathetic (adj) making you feel sad The starving children were a pathetic sight.

Ridiculous (adj) very silly or unreasonable Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt!

Spectacular (adj) very impressive Messi scored a spectacular goal.

Stunning (adj) extremely attractive or impressive ou look absolutely stunning!

Thrilling (adj) exciting and a lot of fun Don't miss next week's thrilling episode!

Witty (adj) clever and humorous It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly
witty script.
Boast (v) to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six
something languages.
Mysterious (adj) difficult to understand or explain; strange A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.

Pretend (v) to claim to be, do or have something, especially I pretended to be asleep.

when this is not true
Humour (n) the ability to laugh at things that are funny I can't stand people with no sense of humour.

Carriage (n) a road vehicle, usually with four wheels, that is She arrived at the ball in horse-drawn carriage.
pulled by horses
Arrogant (adj) behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing He was a rude, arrogant young man.
little thought for other people
Mention (v) to write or speak about something/somebody Did she mention where she was going?

Reputation (n) the opinion that people have about what I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late.
somebody/something is like, based on what has
happened in the past
Inspire (v) to give somebody the desire, confidence or The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.
enthusiasm to do something well
Persuade (v) to make somebody do something by giving them Try to persuade him to come.
good reasons for doing it
Last (v) to continue for a particular period of time Each game lasts about an hour.

Humiliate (v) to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid I've never felt so humiliated.

Modest (adj) not talking much about your own abilities or She's very modest about her success.
possessions
In particular especially or particularly He loves science fiction in particular.
(idiom)
recognise (v) to know about something when you see it, I recognized the voice immediately.
because you have seen it before
Pull yourself to take control of your feelings and behave in a Stop crying and pull yourself together!
together (ph. V) calm way
Regret (v) (n) to feel sorry about something you have done I never regretted dropping out of college.

Involve in (ph v) to make somebody experience something, You have involved me in a great deal of extra work.
especially something unpleasant
Distraction (n) a thing that takes your attention away The TV provided a distraction from his work.

Ruler (n) a person who rules or governs He eventually became ruler over all Egypt.

Monotonuous never changing and therefore boring I hate this monotonous work
(adj)