VOCABULARY LIST

.thea sinfuego & valisa morine

LAMBASTE |verb|

Attack; usually with words.

Often here in LHS, students lambaste one another on how they look and dress.

Impasse |Noun |

No progress

Because of heavy traffic in Manila, an impasse has been created, which caused workers and students to be late for work or school.

Jargon |Noun|

In this generation, teenagers tend to create Jargons. For example, they would say “boul” which means boy.

Deter |Verb|

Prevent; block

Since there is a road accident on the route that John’s taking, he knows that it will deter him getting to work on time.

Tenuous |adj.|

Weak, thin

There’s a tenuous line between love and hate.

Vigorous |Adj.|

Energetic, powerful

After days of hard workand memorization, when it came to auditions she delivered a vigorous monologue that blew everybody away.

Amity |Noun|

Friendship

Because the five girls have known each other since kindergarten, they have a strong amity regarding all the arguments and disagreements.

Gravitas |noun|

High seriousness

During the play, “Stand And Deliver”, when Gabe Cisneros delivered his monologue, he delivered it with a lot of gravitas, which gave him a standing ovation from the audience.

Emphatic |adjective|

Assertive, Confident The student was

very emphatic when he presented his presentation about English vocab words.

Vehement |adj.|

Showing strong feeling;Passionate ; intense

A vehement, strong monologue was delivered by Michael Peak as he plays the role of Jaime Escalante.

Preeminent |Adj.|

Above the rest ; superior.

Because she works very hard to achieve her goals, she is preeminent out of the rest of her classmates.

Resurgence |Noun|

Rebirth

A resurgence of worship and desire for God is one of the church’s goal for the congregation to fulfill.