Azizah & Kyiara EL-MooreVocabulary Final Words In The Wild!!!!

Lambaste Verb To reprimand or berate harshly;

censure; excoriate. On a show called Bad Girls Club, the

girls continued to lambaste each other constantly over nonsense.

Impasse Noun A position or situation which there is no

escape; deadlock. We were going to be in an impasse if

we didn’t do our community service, knowing we would have to repeat the grade.

Jargon Noun Unintelligible or meaningless talk or

writing; gibberish. Every time I have a conversation with a

gang member, it is always jargon words coming out their mouth.

Deter Verb To discourage or restrain from acting or

proceeding. In class, people cant deter the reckless

things they do which causes them to get in trouble.

Tenuous Adjective Lacking a sound basis, as reasoning;

unsubstantiated; As the conversation went on, the

argument became more tenuous because they had no proof.

Vigorous Adjective Energetic; forceful When Tiana is about to race she is

vigorous as they line up in the heats.

Gravitas Noun Seriousness or sobriety When Mrs. Ryan is teaching her class

she had a sense of gravitas, making sure that everything is taken seriously.

Emphatic Adjective Assertive, confident I felt very emphatic when I auditioned

for the school play because I knew I had fit all the standards to win the role.

Vehement Adjective Strong feeling, forceful, passionate His feelings were very vehement when

he purposed to her at the dinner table.

Preeminent Adjective Superior, outstanding, above the rest My performance seemed very

preeminent due to all the great remarks I got that night.

Resurgence Noun Rising or tending to rise again. When I seen John resurgence against

Abigail's lies it surprised me.

Amity Noun Friendship Kyiara and I don’t get along all the

time, therefore we do not have amity that our parents approve of.