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power plus quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| ordeal | painful or difficult experience |
| Pheonix | Bird/Something with unmatched quality |
| Ultimatum | a final demand or threat |
| forlorn | wretched, hopeless, and pitful |
| specter | ghostly apparition/unsettling image |
| bludgeon | to strike with a club |
| eloquent | clear, expressive, and moving in speech. |
| innumerable | too numerous to be counted |
| cursory | performed quickly with little attention to detail |
| textile | cloth made from weaving or knitting |
| murky | dark and gloomy |
| rebuff | to refuse bluntly |
| scrupulous | very attentive to what is right and wrong |
| vanguard | the forwardmost units (readers) of a group |