1. By: David Robinson & Tim Walls

2. –verb (used with object) 1. to beat or whip severely. 2. to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.  Her mother had to lambaste her for not following her instructions.

3.  impasse  –noun  1. a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock. Negotiators reached an impasse while trying to solve the cold case files.

4.  noun  1. the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.  2. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.  Me and my friends use our own jargon, like the other day my friend said  “ Yo bro you good  Yea im gucci”

5.  –verb  1. to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.  2. to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with creosote to deter rot.  While we were pulling up to the club, we seen to girls being deterred from the door.

6.  adjective  1. thin or slender in form, as a thread.  2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.  The teacher brought in this this very tenuous dog, that we all thought he found in the street, on his way here.