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Hi there. Welcome to lesson 11 of 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Let’s go.

The first word of this lesson is “evidence”. Evidence is a noun and it means that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something. Take a look at the examples. A) Each juror felt he needed more evidence before voting to convict the former football star. B) Her many awards were evidence enough that Leona excelled* in dancing. C) Our teacher ignored* the evidence that Simon had cheated on the test.

Our second word is “solitary”. It’s an adjective, and it means alone; single; only. Let me give you guys some examples. A) Sid’s solitary manner kept him from making new friendships. B) There was not a solitary piece of evidence that Manuel had eaten the cheesecake. C) The convict went into a rage* when he was placed in a solitary cell.

The third word, “vision”. Vision is a noun and it means power of seeing; sense of sight. A) With the aid of the binoculars, my vision improved enough to see the entire vicinity*. B) Ted Williams had perfect vision, and that helped to make him a good baseball player. C) The glasses Irma bought corrected her near-sighted vision.

Our next word, “frequent”. I’m pretty sure you all have heard the word “frequently”, which is an adverb. So, frequent is an adjective and it means happening often; occurring repeatedly. A) We made frequent visits to the hospital to see our grandfather. B) On frequent occasions Sam fell asleep in class. C) Dr Bonner gave me some pills for my frequent headaches.

The next essential word, “glimpse”. It’s a noun and it means a short, quick view. Simple, right? A) This morning we caught our first glimpse of the beautiful shoreline. B) One glimpse of the very feminine* vision* was enough to tell Romeo that he loves Juliet. C) The tall shrubs kept us from getting a glimpse of the new people who inhabited* the beach house.

Our next one, “recent”. Recent means done, made, or occurring not long ago. A) At a recent meeting, the Board of Education provided the evidence we had been asking for. B) Bessie liked the old silent movies better than the more recent ones.

Our next word is “decade”. Decade is a noun and it simply means ten years. Let’s see some examples. A) After a decade of granting salary increases, my boss ended the practice. B) Many people moved out of this city in the last decade. C) I have a vision* that this decade will be better than the last one. Hmm, no, I don’t think so!

Okay, now the next one, “hesitate”. Hesitate is a verb. It means to fail to act quickly; to be undecided. A) Nora hesitated to accept the challenge. B) When he got to the robbers’ vicinity, he hesitated before going on. C) The proverb tells us that he who hesitates is lost.

The next word we have is “absurd”. It’s an adjective and it means plainly not true or sensible; foolish. A) It was absurd to believe the fisherman’s tall tale. B) The flabby boy realized that the suggestion to diet was not absurd. C) Underestimating* the importance of reading is absurd.

Next one, “conflict”. As a noun it means direct opposition; disagreement. A) Our opinions about the company’s success in the last decade* are in conflict with what the records show. B) There was a noisy conflict over who was the better tennis player. C) The class meditation team was invited to settle the conflict.

The next essential word is “minority”. Minority is a noun and it means smaller number or part; less than half. Let’s see some examples. A) Only a small minority of the neighborhood didn’t want a new park. B) A minority of our athletes who competed* in the Olympics were victorious*.

And, the last word for this lesson, “fiction”. Fiction is a noun, and it means that which is imagined or made up. A) The story that the President had died was fiction. B) We hardly ever believed Vinny because what he said was usually fiction. C) Marge enjoys reading works of fiction rather than true stories.

Alright, that’s it. The vocabulary part for lesson 11 is finished. See you in the next part, good luck.