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This document defines and provides examples for several vocabulary words: errant, gamut, corporal punishment, viral, embattled, controversial, besieged, deepening, allegedly, and illicit. Errant refers to straying from accepted standards and gamut means a range. Examples given include errant students being punished, crimes in Singapore ranging from minor to murder, and someone receiving corporal punishment for stabbing. Viral refers to spreading quickly online, and a video going viral. Embattled means involved in war, such as Singapore surrounded by enemies. Controversial subjects cause public disagreement, like abortion. Besieged means surrounded by armed forces like an island hiding terrorists. Deepening refers to something
This document defines and provides examples for several vocabulary words: errant, gamut, corporal punishment, viral, embattled, controversial, besieged, deepening, allegedly, and illicit. Errant refers to straying from accepted standards and gamut means a range. Examples given include errant students being punished, crimes in Singapore ranging from minor to murder, and someone receiving corporal punishment for stabbing. Viral refers to spreading quickly online, and a video going viral. Embattled means involved in war, such as Singapore surrounded by enemies. Controversial subjects cause public disagreement, like abortion. Besieged means surrounded by armed forces like an island hiding terrorists. Deepening refers to something
This document defines and provides examples for several vocabulary words: errant, gamut, corporal punishment, viral, embattled, controversial, besieged, deepening, allegedly, and illicit. Errant refers to straying from accepted standards and gamut means a range. Examples given include errant students being punished, crimes in Singapore ranging from minor to murder, and someone receiving corporal punishment for stabbing. Viral refers to spreading quickly online, and a video going viral. Embattled means involved in war, such as Singapore surrounded by enemies. Controversial subjects cause public disagreement, like abortion. Besieged means surrounded by armed forces like an island hiding terrorists. Deepening refers to something
Errant- erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.
Errant students must be punish to change for the better. Gamut- range of something. Act of crime in Singapore run the gamut, from stealing to murdering. Corporal punishment- physical punishment Mark was giving corporal punishment after stabbing someone. Viral- becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the internet Video can go viral in a few days when is posted on the internet Embattled- involved in or prepared for war Singapore is embattled after being surrounded by enemy around the boarder. Controversial- likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement. Abortion is a highly controversial subject.
Besieged- surround with armed forces
The whole island was besieged when information of terrorist hiding there were known. Deepening- become deeper. The pit hold is deepening Allegedly- used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. He was allegedly a leading participant of the riot Illicit- forbidden by law. Having illicit drug will be jailed