English 10 VocabBy: Barber and Matthews

• Simon, from American Idol, is • always lambasting many • singers on the show because

of that person’s so called “bad”

• skills.

• LAMBASTE – v - attack, usually with words, criticize (someone or something) harshly

James reached an impasse on his way to work because he tried to take a short cut and ended up at a dead end

IMPASSE – N - A situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock

• Lil’ Wayne uses a lot of jargon in his music, even though he is very well educated.

• JARGON – n - slang

• Prison walls and fences • deter prisoners from escaping or leaving, even

though many people have tried

• DETER – v – prevent, block

• The owner and his dog, had a very

tenuous relationship because he did not properly feed him.

• TENUOUS – adj - weak, thin

• After drinking six cans of monster, you can become vigorous and get the jitters.

• VIGOROUS – adj. - energetic, powerful

• Sarah and Annie’s amity was so strong that nothing or no one could ever break them apart.

•AMITY – n – friendship

• Gravitas-n-high seriousness

• As the little kitten looks the mirror, he sees himself as a lion which states that he has a emphatic feeling about himself.

• Emphatic-adj-assertive, confident

• When a girl and a boy like each other, they show vehement by spending a lot of time together.

• Vehement-adj-showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

• Preeminent- adj - superior, outstanding, distinguished, above the rest

• we must have a spiritual resurgence in order to be redeemed by god the spirit.

•Resurgence-n-rebirth