week of june 1, 2011 vocabulary lyneesha & ronnie

WEEK OF JUNE 1, 2011

VOCABULARY

LYNEESHA & RONNIE

LAMBASTE- V- ATTACK, USUALLY WITH WORDS, CRITICIZE (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING) HARSHLY.

Her mother had to lambaste her for not following her directions.

IMPASSE-N – A SITUATION IN WHICH NO PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE, ESP. BECAUSE OF DISAGREEMENT; A DEADLOCK.

Negotiators reached an impasse while trying to solve the Middle East crisis.

JARGON-N- SLANG

The Harvard man couldn’t understand their jargon when the hoodlums said “Whachu got on my 40 homie?”

DETER-V- PREVENT, BLOCK

The defender deterred the running back from scoring on 4th down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pE5PZmi-aPQ

TENUOUS- ADJ- WEAK, THIN

After not eating for about three months the poor little African boy became very tenuous.

VIGOROUS-ADJ.- ENERGETIC, POWERFUL

You know you have had a vigorous work-out when you break a sweat and your pulse increases.

AMITY-N-FRIENDSHIP

Some countries have amity between other nations around the world.

GRAVITAS-HIGH SERIOUSNESS

One of many teachers in Lindenwold High which is Mr. Abrams Shows gravitas.

EMPHATIC-ADJ- ASSERTIVE, CONFIDENT

Beyonce is a very emphatic person. She never has low self esteem.

VEHEMENT-ADJ-SHOWING STRONG FEELINGS

When you are in a relationship, two people tend to be vehement towards each other.

PREEMINENT-ADJ- SUPERIOR, OUTSTANDING

Barack Obama is a very preeminent person because he is the higher authority of the world.

RESURGENCE-N-REBIRTH

There has been a resurgence in the popularity of Lil Wayne after he was released from prison.