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Lesson Eight
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apathy | a lack of interest or emotion |
| bludgeon | to strike with a club |
| cursory | performed quickly with little attention to detail |
| eloquent | clear, expressive, and moving in speech |
| forlorn | wretched, hopeless, and pitiful |
| innumerable | too numerous to be counted |
| murky | dark and gloomy |
| ordeal | a painful or difficult experience |
| phoenix | a bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then rose from the ashes with renewed youth and vigor |
| rebuff | to refuse bluntly |
| scrupulous | very attentive to what is right and wrong |
| specter | a ghostly apparition |
| textile | cloth made from weaving or knitting |
| ultimatum | a final demand or threat |
| vanguard | the forwardmost units of an advancing army |