TO INSPIRE WITH SPIRIT OR HOPE
The crowd cheered louder and louder to ENCOURAGE the exhausted marathon runners.
TO EXPRESS APPROVAL OF PUBLICLY
The outgoing President visited many cities to ENDORSE the new candidate.
VERY GREAT IN SIZE, NUMBER OR DEGREE
Driving through the forest, the family could hardly believe all of the ENORMOUS trees.
CONTAINING OR CHARACTERIZED BY ERROR
The ERRONEOUS report in the newspaper caused many people to worry unnecessarily.
TO INCREASE OR BE INCREASED BY EXTENT, NUMBER, INTENSITY OR SCOPE
After losing a battle, the general decided to ESCALATE the number of troops.
HAVING NO BEGINNING AND NO END, LASTING FOREVER
Many people wish that their lives could be ETERNAL.
TO GET AWAY OR AVOID BY SKILL OR TRICKERY
The lazy students tried to EVADE doing their work by usng excuses and lies.
TO PASS OFF OR AWAY, DISAPPEAR
The sun and dry wind helped to EVAPORATE most of the puddles.
AN OUTWARD SIGN, INDICATION
There was very little EVIDENCE to show that he had been in the house on the night of the murder.
TO ENLARGE A FACT BEYOND WHAT IS ACTUAL OR TRUE
She liked to EXAGGERATE her stories to make them more interesting.
Vocabulary Words for Lesson Nine
