Vocab.

Defamation

defmamation - the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel

I remember watching Spiderman and this guy is always trying to have his newspaper print negative things about the hero to DEFAME him, or give him a bad reputation. Don't be mistaken by the use of this reference, I thought the Spiderman movies were crap.

Quell

quell - to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

These firefighters are trying to quell that huge fire.

Vertigo

vertigo - a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.

Every time I get off these things I have a feeling of vertigo. It feels like you're still spinning even when you're off the ride!

Panache

panache - verve; style; flair

Audrey Hepburn was the name that came to mind when I saw that panache was on our vocab. list. She could do whatever: be dramatic, be funny, be sweet, be classy, etc. And panache is my favorite word now.

Forlorn

forlorn - desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance

Throughout the beginning of the movie Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart's character, Rick, just seems like a forlorn and synical guy. Then, when his old flame who abandoned him once comes back into his life, along with her husband, he becomes even more forlorn.