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Burnett. Calderon. WIW-Vocab. Lambaste. LAMBASTE-v-attack, usually with words, criticize . Amanda, a high school student, was lambasted with wordy violence after rumors were spread about her. . Impasse. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BURNETT.CALDERON.
WIW-Vocab
LAMBASTE
• LAMBASTE-v-attack, usually with words, criticize
Amanda, a high school student, was lambasted
with wordy violence after rumors were spread about her.
IMPASSE
Impasse-N-a situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock
His situation came to an impasse
when he disagreed with the rest of his partners and was left on his own,
and later he had a hard time finishing
his project.
JARGON Jargon-n-any talk or writing that one
does not understand
Danny, a 16 year-old, was so angry he began
speaking gibberish jargon leaving everyone
wondering what he meant.
DETER Deter-v-prevent, block
They tried to deter their daughter from attending the party, which caused
many teens to be arrested that night.
TENUOUS
Tenuous-adj-weak, thin
His sanity becomes more and more tenuous
each day when he receives news about his
wife, Amanda, in the hospital.
Vigorous Vigorous-adj-energetic, powerful
Andrew, an 8 year old boy, showed his audience the amazing talent he has when he danced vigorously for
10 minutes.
Amity
Amity-n-friendship
If everyone had amity, this world could be a better place because no one would be rude and mean, and it
would be easier to get along.
Gravitas
Gravitas-high seriousness
When a person is full of gravitas, it is hard to make them laugh because they may take a joke seriously,
and it can make them angry instead.
Emphatic-adj-assertive, confident
Emphatic
She was emphatic about winning the race because she
was always secure about herself, so she successfully
won the race.
Vehement-adj-showing strong feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense
Vehement
Jessica showed a vehement attitude towards her grandma when she came over; everyone was telling her to stop looking mad, ignoring
her grandma, and stop being rude.
Preeminent-adj-superior, outstanding, distinguished, above the rest
Preeminent
She was academically the most preeminent student from the others in class making her noticeable, especially because she always had the highest
grades.
Resurgence-n-rebirth
Resurgence
On the news, some people claim to have seen
resurgence in people who were dead for a short amount
of time, therefore, this confuses many people who
see this on the news.