Lesson 8 Flashcards
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
