On the Come Up - Vocabulary

Real, genuine, true, or accurate; not fake or copied

• altercation

• deafening

• ammunition

• authentic

a widely held, oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

• altercation

• stereotype

• chaperone

• greenroom

loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

• deafening

• chaperone

• authentic

• proactive

an animal that eats other animals

• articulate

• malicious

• distorted

• carnivore

a story handed down from the past, containing historical elements (and often supernatural elements)

• stereotype

• greenroom

• legend

• persona

Intended to hurt or harm

• spontaneous

• malicious

• carnivore

• apprehend

a room where actors/musicians relax before and after performances

• ammunition

• stereotype

• greenroom

• chaperone

a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular.

• justify

• quota

• omit

• persona

rude; lacking refinement or taste; crude

• justify

• vulgar

• quota

• pursue

a heated argument, quarrel, or confrontation

• articulate

• ammunition

• altercation

• authentic