Vocab

1. Vocab BY: Kia W.

2. LAMBASTE • Verb • attack, usually with words, criticize, usually harshly • Little sally was very upset while watching her mother lambaste her dad for staying out too late.

3. Impasse • Noun • A situation in which no progress is possible. • Mikes car broke down in the middle of nowhere, cars passed him constantly as this impasse got worse.

4. Jargon • Noun • Slang • As Alison and Miley spoke about her beautiful hair, Alison’s grandfather was puzzled by the jargon they were using.

5. Deter • Verb • Prevent, block • People who care about others well being make signs such to deter adolescent from drinking.

6. Tenuous • Adjective • Weak, thin • Tiffany left her fiancé at the alter because of the tenuous relationship they were having, she needed to be free of it.

7. Vigorous • Adjective • Energetic, powerful • The young kids were so vigorous because of their new bed set, they played all day until it was time to go to bed.

8. Amity • Noun • Friendship • The amity between these girls had been broken after a boy came in the picture.

9. Gravitas • Noun • High seriousness • Diddy’s gravitas attitude could be the fuel that helps his career.

10. Emphatic • Adjective • Assertive, confident • Carrie Bradshaw looked very emphatic as she walked down the street in her new outfit.

11. Vehement • Adjective • Showing strong feeling • Traci and Claire's first kiss was vehement compared to the way they kissed their old lovers.

12. Preeminent • Adjective • Superior, outstanding, above the rest • Mikes grades were preeminent so his mother took him out to eat that night.

13. Resurgence • Noun • Rebirth • People in church spoke about the resurgence of Jesus every Sunday.