VocabularyBy: 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.