Question 1

Tenement

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(noun): Run-down apartment house
 barely meeting minimal standards.

Question 2

bout

Accepted Answer

short period of intense activity of a specified kind (boxing)
Ex: Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver, and a bronze medallion.

Question 3

jab

Accepted Answer

To poke or thrust abruptly (a type of punch in boxing) 
Ex: They fooled around with a few jabs at the air, slapped skin, and then took off, running lightly along the dirty East River’s edge.

Question 4

barrage

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bombard (someone) with something
Ex: Antonio then beat the air with a barrage of body blows and short, devastating lefts with an overhand, jaw-breaking right.

Question 5

superimpose

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To place on top of
Ex: Antonio’s face, superimposed on the screen, was shattered and split apart by the awesome force of the killer blow.

Question 6

torrent

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an overwhelming number or amount
Ex: Felix did a last shuffle, bobbing and weaving, while letting loose a torrent of blows that would demolish whatever got in its way.

Question 7

perpetual

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Continuing forever or indefinitely

Ex: The night was blurred with perpetual motions of left hooks and right crosses.

Question 8

dispel

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To cause to separate and go in different directions

Ex: If Felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.

Question 9

groggy

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Stunned or confused; slow to react
Ex: Antonio, groggy, bobbed and weaved, evading most of the blows by Felix.

Question 10

ward

Accepted Answer

To guard or protect against something harmful

Ex: Felix braced himself but couldn’t ward off the barrage of punches.

Question 11

despair

Accepted Answer

To lose hope

Ex: I despaired as I looked in the mirror. Pencil thin, not cute anywhere.

Question 12

eavesdrop

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To listen secretly to a private conversation of others
Ex: I was almost back at my classroom door when I heard voices raised in anger. I stopped. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop.

Question 13

falsify

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To make false or fake by adding to or changing something

Ex: I don’t care who her father is! I won’t falsify records!

Question 14

agile

Accepted Answer

Quick and light in movement

Ex: So even though our family was quite agile and athletic, there would never be a school sports jacket for us.

Question 15

vile

Accepted Answer

Disgusting; unpleasant

Ex: Something bitter and vile tasting was coming up in my mouth.

Question 16

awe

Accepted Answer

A feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder


EX:
We were in ____ when we saw the famous actor in the grocery store.

Question 17

tottering

Accepted Answer

To be unsteady or off-balance 


EX:
The old woman was _____ across the street even though she had a cane to assist her.

Question 18

tacky

Accepted Answer

Showing poor taste; out-of-fashion; over-the-top style


EX:
She pins an orchid on my dress, even though she told me that she thinks that orchids are _____ flowers.

Question 19

earnest

Accepted Answer

Kind and honest


EX:
Maggie will marry John Thomas (who has mossy teeth in an ____ face) and then I’ll be free to sit here alone.

Question 20

sidle

Accepted Answer

To walk shyly up to someone or thing from the side


EX:
Have you ever seen a lame animal ______ up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him?

Question 21

cower

Accepted Answer

To crouch down in fear

EX:
She stoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie ____ing behind me.

Question 22

envy

Accepted Answer

a feeling of jealousy brought on by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

EX:
_____ washed over me as I saw my best friend open their new Oculus VR headset.

Amigo Bros

Vocabulary terms "The Amigo Brothers" "The Scholarship Jacket"

Term	Definition
Tenement	(noun): Run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards.
bout	short period of intense activity of a specified kind (boxing) Ex: Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver, and a bronze medallion.
jab	To poke or thrust abruptly (a type of punch in boxing) Ex: They fooled around with a few jabs at the air, slapped skin, and then took off, running lightly along the dirty East River’s edge.
barrage	bombard (someone) with something Ex: Antonio then beat the air with a barrage of body blows and short, devastating lefts with an overhand, jaw-breaking right.
superimpose	To place on top of Ex: Antonio’s face, superimposed on the screen, was shattered and split apart by the awesome force of the killer blow.
torrent	an overwhelming number or amount Ex: Felix did a last shuffle, bobbing and weaving, while letting loose a torrent of blows that would demolish whatever got in its way.
perpetual	Continuing forever or indefinitely Ex: The night was blurred with perpetual motions of left hooks and right crosses.
dispel	To cause to separate and go in different directions Ex: If Felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.
groggy	Stunned or confused; slow to react Ex: Antonio, groggy, bobbed and weaved, evading most of the blows by Felix.
ward	To guard or protect against something harmful Ex: Felix braced himself but couldn’t ward off the barrage of punches.
despair	To lose hope Ex: I despaired as I looked in the mirror. Pencil thin, not cute anywhere.
eavesdrop	To listen secretly to a private conversation of others Ex: I was almost back at my classroom door when I heard voices raised in anger. I stopped. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop.
falsify	To make false or fake by adding to or changing something Ex: I don’t care who her father is! I won’t falsify records!
agile	Quick and light in movement Ex: So even though our family was quite agile and athletic, there would never be a school sports jacket for us.
vile	Disgusting; unpleasant Ex: Something bitter and vile tasting was coming up in my mouth.
“Everyday Use” & George
awe	A feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder EX: We were in ____ when we saw the famous actor in the grocery store.
tottering	To be unsteady or off-balance EX: The old woman was _____ across the street even though she had a cane to assist her.
tacky	Showing poor taste; out-of-fashion; over-the-top style EX: She pins an orchid on my dress, even though she told me that she thinks that orchids are _____ flowers.
earnest	Kind and honest EX: Maggie will marry John Thomas (who has mossy teeth in an ____ face) and then I’ll be free to sit here alone.
sidle	To walk shyly up to someone or thing from the side EX: Have you ever seen a lame animal ______ up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him?
cower	To crouch down in fear EX: She stoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie ____ing behind me.
envy	a feeling of jealousy brought on by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck EX: _____ washed over me as I saw my best friend open their new Oculus VR headset.

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