Transcript Amigo Brothers

Amigo
Brothers
By Piri Thomas
barrage
•Noun
•A rapid, heavy
attack
•Example:
Antonio then
beat the air with
a barrage of
body blows.
pensively
•adj
•In a way that
suggests deep
thought
(contemplate)
•Example: Tony
scratched his nose
pensively, “Yeah it
would be better for
our heads.”
perpetual
•Adj
•Continual;
unending
•Example: The
night was blurred
with perpetual
motions of left
hooks and right
crosses.
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unbridled
•Adj
•Lacking in restraint or
control
•Example: Antonio’s
fans bet with unbridled
faith in his boxing
skills.
Synonyms
Undisciplined
Uncontrolled
improvise
•Verb
•To speak or
perform without
preparation
•Example: Some
were well
prepared, some
improvised on
the spot.
dispel
•Verb
•To scatter; get
rid of
•Example: It was
being neatly
dispelled from
his mind.
feint
• Verb
• To make a pretended
attack in order to draw
attention away from
one’s real purpose or
target
• Example: Felix feinted
with his left shoulder
and threw his right
instead.
bedlam
• Noun
• A noisy confusion
(chaos)
• Example: Bedlam
broke loose as Felix’s
legs momentarily
buckled.
Evading
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Adj
Avoiding; escaping
Evade ~ verb
Example: Antonio,
groggy, bobbed and
weaved, evading
most of the blows.
game
• Adj
• Ready and willing to
proceed
• Example: Felix got up
as fast as he could in
his own corner,
groggy, but still
game.