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Amigo Bros. Vocab
Vocabulary terms “The Amigo Brothers”& “The Scholarship Jacket”
| word | part of speech | Definition & Example Sentence: |
|---|---|---|
| Tenement | noun | Run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards |
| Bout | noun | short period of intense activity of a specified kind (boxing) |
| jab | verb | To poke or thrust abruptly (a type of punch in boxing) |
| barrage | verb | bombard (someone) with something |
| superimpose | verb | To place on top of |
| torrent | noun | an overwhelming number or amount |
| perpetual | adjective | Continuing forever or indefinitely |
| dispel | verb | To cause to separate and go in different directions |
| groggy | adjective | Stunned or confused; slow to react |
| ward | verb | To guard or protect against something harmful |
| despair | verb | To lose hope |
| eavesdrop | verb | To listen secretly to a private conversation of others |
| falsify | verb | To make false or fake by adding to or changing something |
| agile | adjective | Quick and light in movement |
| vile | adjective | Disgusting; unpleasant |