Vocabulary

Period 4June 2, 2011

BY: GLADYS SOTELO AND

MARQUEZ PRICE

Lambaste – verb- attack, usually with words, criticize

Isabella regularly lambasted celebrities in letters to local newspapers.

Impasse- noun- A situation in which

No progress is possible

Stewie had an impasse with Bryan when he was trying to say “cool whip”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lich59xsjik

Jargon-noun- slang

Mr. Abrams doesn’t like jargon, he prefers proper English when his students are upon him.

Deter-verb- prevent, block

Wrong way signs deter you from car accidents .

Tenuous-adj.- weak, thin

The structure from the golden gate bridge became tenuous due to the rain and fidget weather.