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Flashcards in Lesson 8 Deck (15)
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1
Q

Bludgeon

A

To struck with a club

2
Q

Cursory

A

Performed quickly with little attention

3
Q

Eloquent

A

Expressive and moving speech

4
Q

Forlorn

A

Hopeless and pitiful

5
Q

Innumerable

A

To numerous to be counted

6
Q

Murky

A

Dark and gloomy

7
Q

Ordeal

A

Painful or difficult experience

8
Q

Pheonix

A

A mythological bird that burned itself and rose from ashes with renewed youth and vigor

9
Q

Rebuff

A

To refuse bluntly

10
Q

Scrupulous

A

Very attentive to what is wrong and right

11
Q

Specter

A

A ghostly apparition

12
Q

Textile

A

Cloth made from weaving or knitting

13
Q

Ultimatum

A

A final demand or threat

14
Q

Vanguard

A

The forward most units of an advancing army

15
Q

Apathy

A

A lack of interest or emotion