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Discover a rich selection of vocabulary words including "lambaste," "impasse," and "jargon." Each word is defined along with contextual examples illustrating their meanings. Enhance your understanding of terms like "deter," "tenuous," and "vigorous." Dive into the nuances of friendship with "amity" and explore the power of personalities with words like "gravitas," "emphatic," and "vehement." Join us on this linguistic journey where each word contributes to a better expression of thoughts and feelings, paving the way for effective communication.
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Vocabulary By: Brianna Cortes & Tiana Crawford. (Crawtes)
Lambaste Verb- Attack, usually with words, criticize ( someone or something) harshly. -The angry couple lambasted at each other, she suspected that he was cheating when he came home late, he denied it.
Impasse Noun- A situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock. - While having a debate in the court room,
Jargon Noun- Slang - Today, most teenagers use jargon rather than proper language, they find it easier to use the language they were raised around.
Deter Verb- prevent, block - The popular girls, uptight and rude people, deterred Samantha from being in the group.
Tenuous Adj- weak, thin - The bully, Aaron Samuels, found Ricky to be very tenuous, so he bullied him for the whole year.
Vigorous Adj- energetic, powerful. -While at the beach, we all vigorously pushed the waves towards each other.
Amity Noun- friendship. - Displaying much amity, a group of teenagers squeeze in for a picture.
Gravitas Noun- high seriousness. - Some are intimidated by people like Donald trump because he has a gravitas personality and is a well respected man.
Emphatic Adj- assertive, confident. -Many people look up to Beyonce for her emphatic personality, many look up to her and want to be like her.
Vehement Adj- Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense. - Billy ran up to Jessica, showing his vehement for her and passionately showing his love for his girlfriend.
Preeminent Adj- superior, outstanding, distinguished, above the rest. -Obama has a preeminent reputation as our president, many people look up to him.
Resurgence Noun- rebirth - Jesus Christ proved them all when he had a resurgence.