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Amigo Bros. Vocab
Vocabulary terms "The Amigo Brothers" & "The Scholarship Jacket"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |