| A | B |
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| adept | ADJ. skillful; expert (Her strength and speed make Maurine an adept tennis player.) |
| admittance | N. the right to enter (To gain admittance to the game you have to buy a ticket.) |
| bicker | V. to argue over an unimportant matter (If players begin to bicker |
| brawny | ADJ. strong; muscular (The brawny fullback can carry one of the smaller players down the field.) |
| confidence | N. firm belief in oneself and one's abilities (Anna gained confidence as she won game after game.) |
| contend | V. to take part in a contest (Three of the school's best runners will contend in the first race.) |
| devise | V. to think out; plan (Our coach will devise some new plays for Saturday's game.) |
| falter | V. to pause because of doubt; to lose courage (The crowd saw the lead runner falter and then leave the race because of a pulled muscle.) |
| footwork | N. use of management of the feet (We watched the boxer's fancy footwork as he danced around the ring.) |
| forfeit | V. to lose or have to give up as a penalty (Unless the rest of our players arrive soon |
| incapable | ADJ. lacking the necessary ability or training (Although James is incapable of running long distances |
| lunge | V. to move forward suddenly (The crowd watched the outfielder lunge for the ball and then catch it in his outstretched glove.) |
| monumental | ADJ. having great size; very large (The monumental stadium covered ten acres.) |
| morale | N. the state of mind of a person or group as shown by cheerfulness and confidence (You could tell from their enthusiastic faces that the players' morale was high.) |
| motivation | N. an incentive to strive or perform well (The hope of getting a college scholarship was George's motivation for practicing gymnastics every day.) |
| penalty | N. punishment or disadvantage for breaking a rule (The penalty for arguing with the umpire is being thrown out of the game.) |
| plaque | N. a decorated or engraved plate |
| solitary | ADJ. alone; single (All we could see on the field was the solitary figure of the coach.) |
| substitution | N. putting one person or thing in the place of another (A substitution can only be made during a timeout.) |
| victor | N. the winner of a contest or competition; the conqueror (A silver trophy will be presented to the victor of today's tennis championship.) |
