Week of June 1, 2011Vocabulary

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.

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TENUOUS- adj- weak, thin After not

eating for about three months the poor little African boy became very tenuous.