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Power Plus Unit 8
Power Plus - Book H, Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. a lack of interest or emotion | apathy |
| v. to strike with a club; n. a short, heavy club with one end heavier than the other | bludgeon |
| adj. performed quickly with a little attention to detail | cursory |
| adj. clear, expressive, and moving in speech | eloquent |
| adj. wretched, hopeless, and pitiful | forlorn |
| adj. too numerous to be counted | innumerable |
| adj. 1. dark gloomy; 2. cloudy, unclear | murky |
| n. a painful or difficult experience | ordeal |
| n. 1. a bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then rose from the ashes with a renewed youth and vigor; 2. a person or thing of unmatched quality | phoenix |
| v. to refuse bluntly; n. a blunt refusal | rebuff |
| adj. 1. very attentive to what is right and wrong; 2. extremely attentive to detail, meticulous | scrupulous |
| n. 1. a ghostly apparition; 2. a mental image of an unsettling thing or event | specter |
| n. cloth made from weaving or knitting | textile |
| n. a final threat or demand | ultimatum |
| n. 1. the forwardmost units of an advancing army; 2. any group leading a new trend in a certain field | vanguard |