一、claim,clam = to cry,to shout
1. claim v./n.
声称，宣告，认领，要求，索赔，得到
-He claims that he was not given a fair hearing.
-Scientists are claiming a breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
-A lot of lost property is never claimed.
-The family arrive in the UK in the 1990s and claimed political asylim.
-She claimed damagas from the company for the injury she had suffered.
-She has finally claimed a place on the team.
2.acclaim v./n. ac/as = to,intensive
赞扬，誉为
-a highly/widely acclaimed performance
-The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece.
-international/popular acclaim
3.acclamation n.
欢呼，喝彩
4.disclaim v. dia = not
否认，拒绝承认
-She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
-The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.
5.disclaimer n.
否认者
6.proclaim v.pro = forth,before,forward
宣告，公布，声明，表扬，赞扬
-The president proclaimed a state of emergency.
-The charter proclaimed that all states would have their own government.
-He proclaimed himself emperor.
-This building,more than any other,proclaims the character of the town.
-His accent proclaimed him a Scoton
7.proclamation n.
公告，宣布
8.counterclaim n. counter = against
反诉，反对要求
-Amid all the claims and counterclaims it was hard to say who was telling the truth.
9.declaim v. de = down,intensive
演讲，慷慨激昂地
-She declaimed the famous opening speech of teh play.
-He declaimed against the evils of alcohol.
10.declamation n.
雄辩，朗诵
11.declamatory a.
朗读式的