Run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards Ex: They had known each other since childhood, growing up on the lower east side of Manhattan in the same _______ building on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 _______.

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

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

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

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 _________.

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

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

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

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Term	Definition
Tenement	Run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards Ex: They had known each other since childhood, growing up on the lower east side of Manhattan in the same _______ building on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.
bout	short period of intense activity of a specified kind (boxing) Ex: Each had fought many _______ representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver and bronze medallion.
jab	To poke or thrust abruptly (a type of punch in boxing) Ex: They fooled around with a few _______ 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 ______ of body blows and short devastating lefts with an overhand, jawbreaking right.
superimpose	To place on top of Ex: Antonio’s face, ______ 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 ________ of blows that would demolish whatever got in its way.
perpetual	Continuing forever or indefinitely Ex: The night was blurred with ________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 _______.
groggy	Stunned or confused; slow to react Ex: Antonio, ______, 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 ______ off the barrage of punches.
despair	To lose hope Ex: I ______ 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 _________.
falsify	To make false or fake by adding to or changing something Ex: I don’t care who her father is! I won’t _______ records!
agile	Quick and light in movement Ex: So even though our family was quite ______ and athletic there would never be a school sports jacket for us.
vile	Disgusting; unpleasant Ex: Something bitter and ______ tasting was coming up in my mouth.

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