admired and respected very much because a lot was achieved

to become worse as time passes: to make (something) worse

not very good

to gradually become smaller

to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used : to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, country, etc. : to adopt the ways of another culture : to fully become part of a different society, country, etc.

great disrespect shown to God or to something holy : something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something holy

(n) a flat surface that contains the controls for a machine, for a piece of electrical equipment, etc.; to try to make (someone) feel less sadness or disappointment

to gradually become smaller

to strengthen (a place) by building military defenses (such as walls, trenches, etc.) : to make (someone or something) stronger : to make (yourself) feel stronger or less fearful

As students learn grammar, they _______ it into their writing and speaking.

The vandals committed _______ when they spray painted the church.

Mohammed Ali is considered _______ as much for what he did in the ring as what he did out of it.

Unfortunately, as we get older, our bodies, and sometimes our mind, _______.

People who are in danger of being attacked travel in _______ cars that are safer than your average vehicle.

When the student learned that other students had the comments "exceptional" and "original" on their essays, the comments that had before felt like compliments now felt _______.

There was nothing else we could do for the girl who had lost her dog except _______ her.

His essay wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either, which is why the teacher wrote " _______ " in the margins.

When the Great Depression came, some people's desperation _______ them to act in ways they never would have otherwise.

Throughout the winter, the food supplies they canned in the summer _______ .