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Enhancing Vocabulary: Words for Effective Communication

Improve your vocabulary with powerful words such as lambaste, impasse, jargon, deter, tenuous, vigorous, amity, gravitas, emphatic, vehement, preeminent, and resurgence. Enhance your language skills for better communication.

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Enhancing Vocabulary: Words for Effective Communication

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  1. VOCAB Power POINT By: Sad’e Whittle English 10 May 1,2011

  2. Lambaste • Verb-attack, usually with words, criticize (someone or something)harshly The coach lambasted the team for their lack of effort.

  3. IMPASSE • Noun- a situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock Because my friend hit my brother, we experienced an impasse, which lead me to slap her in the face.

  4. JARGON Even though my mom said that I have to avoid jargon, it is difficult to obey because it is very common among teens. • Noun- slang

  5. DETER • Verb-prevent, block My cousin, who enjoys yelling at us, will not deter us from leaving the house.

  6. TENUOUS • Adj-weak,thin Adam, a very tenuous kid, came to school Very tired which caused him to sleep During class.

  7. VIGOROUS I watched the very vigorous man Hit the girl in her face, because she Dropped his soda. • Adj-energetic, powerful

  8. AMITY My friend and I have and amity Because we respect each like We should. • Noun-friendship

  9. GRAVITAS • Noun-high seriousness My dog has a lot of gravitas because Of the face he makes at the people When they walk in the bar.

  10. EMPHATIC • Adj-assertive, confident My family were emphatic about repeat The trip to Disney because we had fun on The rides.

  11. VEHEMENT • Adj-showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense His kiss was soft, but vehement Because he did it so passionately.

  12. PREEMINENT • Adj-superior, outstanding, distinguished, above the rest King Author was preeminent because He took charge and he was above the Rest of his people.

  13. RESURGENCE • Noun -rebirth It has been an honor being a part Of the resurgence at Lindenwold High school because I feel as though I Made it a better place.

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