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sample sentences sample sentences to help you to help you define the define the following following
vocabulary.vocabulary.
amateuramateur
amateuramateurSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
Bob competed in Bob competed in golf tournaments golf tournaments
as an as an amateuramateur before turning before turning professional.professional.
amateuramateurDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Someone who Someone who engages in a sport engages in a sport or other activity or other activity
without being paidwithout being paid
artisticartistic
artisticartisticSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The ballerina gave The ballerina gave a very a very artisticartistic performance. performance.
artisticartisticDefinition:Definition:
adj.adj. Showing skill Showing skill and good tasteand good taste
audienceaudience
audienceaudienceSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The The audienceaudience stood stood up and cheered up and cheered after the player after the player
scored a scored a touchdown.touchdown.
audienceaudienceDefinition:Definition:
n.n. The people The people gathered to see gathered to see
and hear a and hear a performanceperformance
competecompete
competecompeteSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
Susan is training Susan is training very hard so she very hard so she
can can competecompete in the in the track meet next track meet next
month.month.
competecompeteDefinition:Definition:
v.v. To take part in a To take part in a contestcontest
choreographers
choreographersSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The choreographers The choreographers designed the most designed the most
recent dance recent dance moves.moves.
choreographers Definition:Definition:
n.n. people who people who design or plan design or plan
dance (or figure dance (or figure skating) skating)
movements.movements.
distributed
distributedSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The teacher The teacher distributed the distributed the
math tests amongst math tests amongst the students.the students.
distributedDefinition:Definition:
v.v. spread out spread out
elementselements
elementselementsSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
There are many There are many different different elementselements of a figure skating of a figure skating
program.program.
elementselementsDefinition:Definition:
n.n. The parts of The parts of which something is which something is
made upmade up
gnarled
gnarledSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The ancient oak The ancient oak tree had a rough tree had a rough
and and gnarledgnarled trunk.trunk.
gnarledDefinition:Definition:
adj.adj. knobby, knobby, twistedtwisted
judgejudge
judgejudgeSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The The judgejudge gave the gave the figure skater a figure skater a perfect score.perfect score.
judgejudgeDefinition:Definition:
n.n. A person who A person who decides who wins a decides who wins a
contestcontest
presentationpresentation
presentationpresentationSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
Jeff received an “A” Jeff received an “A” for his oral for his oral
presentationpresentation on on Abraham Lincoln.Abraham Lincoln.
presentationpresentationDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Performance Performance
pressurepressure
pressurepressureSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
Allison felt a lot of Allison felt a lot of pressurepressure when she when she
realized she realized she needed to make her needed to make her
final shot.final shot.
pressurepressureDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Urgent or Urgent or forceful demandforceful demand
requiredrequired
requiredrequiredSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
We have all of the We have all of the requiredrequired
equipment for our equipment for our camping trip.camping trip.
requiredrequiredDefinition:Definition:
adj.adj. Necessary or Necessary or essential (not an essential (not an
option)option)
technicaltechnical
technicaltechnicalSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The judges scored The judges scored her on the her on the
technicaltechnical parts of parts of her dance routine.her dance routine.
technicaltechnicalDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Having to do Having to do with techniquewith technique