Intermediate — Set 99

Set 99 of Intermediate covers 5 words: courage, adoption, shame, suspect, trouble. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. courage · noun/ˈkərɪdʒ/

   the ability to do something difficult or frightening

   It took a lot of courage for her to speak in front of the whole school.

   Synonyms: bravery, boldness, daring

   Origin: Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’

2. adoption · noun/əˈdɑpʃ(ə)n/

   including another's child legally into your family

   After many years of waiting, they finally completed the adoption of a little girl.

   Synonyms: foster

   Origin: Middle English: from Latin adoptio(n-), from ad- ‘to’ + optio(n-) ‘choosing’ (see option)

3. shame · noun/ʃeɪm/

   the feeling that you have when you have done something wrong

   After realizing that he had accidentally sent an embarrassing email to his entire office, John felt a deep sense of shame and wished he could take it back.

   Synonyms: guilt, embarrassment, disgrace

   Origin: Old English sc(e)amu (noun), sc(e)amian ‘feel shame’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schamen (verb) and German Scham (noun), schämen (verb)

4. suspect · noun/səˈspɛk(t)/

   a person who is thought to commit a crime

   The police asked for another 24 hours to question the suspect to decide whether to charge or release him.

   Synonyms: accused, defendant

   Origin: Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’

5. trouble · noun/ˈtrəb(ə)l/

   problem or difficulty

   We had a lot of trouble finding a parking space near the stadium.

   Synonyms: problem, concern, annoyance

   Origin: Middle English: from Old French truble (noun), trubler (verb), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid)