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Amira Bowers and Thalia Rivera’S Vocab Powerpoint

Amira Bowers and Thalia Rivera’S Vocab Powerpoint. Lambaste. Lambaste – verb – attack usually with words, or criticize harshly. The mother lambasted her child at the baseball game because he didn’t know how to behave himself. impasse.

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Amira Bowers and Thalia Rivera’S Vocab Powerpoint

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  1. Amira Bowers and ThaliaRivera’SVocab Powerpoint

  2. Lambaste • Lambaste – verb – attack usually with words, or criticize harshly. • The mother lambasted her child at the baseball game because he didn’t know how to behave himself.

  3. impasse • Impasse – noun – A situation in which no progress is possible, because of disagreement. • After Michael was proven guilty for violating his probation, Judge Abrams extended his probation because he felt that the situation was at an impasse.

  4. jargon • Jargon – noun – slang. • As Reba was texting her mother she happened to use the text jargon “lol” meaning laugh out loud and her mother didn’t understand.

  5. deter • Deter – verb – Prevent or block. • While little baby Sabrina stood in her crib she almost fell but the cribs arm deterred her from falling.

  6. tenuous • Tenuous – adj – Weak, thin. • While Samantha and her boyfriend were arguing their relationship became tenuous.

  7. Vigorous • Vigorous – adj. – Energetic, powerful. • After drinking two cups of coffee James was so vigorous and his mother had no idea why.

  8. Amity • Amity – noun – Friendship. • Sara and Joan were always together and they never got into not one argument, everyone thought it was because they had such a great amity.

  9. Gravitas • Gravitas – noun - High seriousness. • Everyone that knew Jason could tell you that he was a very gravitas all the time.

  10. emphatic • Emphatic – adj. – Assertive, confident. • John was very emphatic in all his work because he knew that he was good in all his work.

  11. Vehement • Vehement – adj. – Showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate, or intense. • Sammy was so upset at his boss so he began to show vehement.

  12. preeminent • Preeminent – adj – Superior, outstanding, distinguished, above the rest. • Billy had had asked his mother to buy him a ball, his mother asked him “would you like the blue ball, its preeminent you will find no other like it.”

  13. resurgence • Resurgence – noun – Rebirth. • Many people wanted the old city of Camden to experience resurgence when they found out that the government was taking over and financing their money in a worse neighborhood.

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