Set: Vocabulary Power Plus Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for Higher Achievement — Book H, Lesson Eight

Familiarize

Learn

Test

Play Scatter

Play Space Race

Voice Scatter

Voice Race

Combine with other sets Login to add to Favorites
Print: Term List | Flashcards Editing not allowed
Export Deleting not allowed

Share these flash cards

With group: Prestwick House Vocabulary
HTML link to set: Tiny link:
Share on Facebook Share on MySpace

All 15 terms

TermDefinition
apathya lack of interest or emotion
bludgeonto strike with a club; a short heavy club with one end heavier than the other
cursoryperformed quickly with little attention to detail
eloquentclear, expressive, and moving in speech
forlornwretched, hopeless, and pitiful
innumerabletoo numerous to be counted
murkydark and gloomy; cloudy; unclear
phoenixa bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then reemerged from the ashes; a person or thing of unmatched quality
rebuffto refuse bluntly; a blunt refusal
spectera ghostly apparition; a mental image of an unsettling thing or event
ultimatuma final demand or threat
vanguardthe forwardmost units of an advancing army; any group leading a new trend in a certain field
textilecloth made from weaving or knitting
scrupulousvery attentive to what is right and wrong; extremely attentive to detail; meticulous
ordeala painful or difficult experience

Set Information

Terms 15
Creator prestwickhouse
Created February 17, 2009
Group Prestwick House Vocabulary
Subject 8th Grade Vocabulary
Access Anyone
Edit Creator Only
Get rid of ads on Quizlet
Pop out

Discuss

No Messages
Last Message: never

You must be logged in to discuss this set.

Top Users

  1. NAEZ96 - 20 scores

Most Missed Words

  1. eloquent clear, expressive, and moving in speech - 2 misses
  2. ultimatum a final demand or threat - 2 misses
  3. forlorn wretched, hopeless, and pitiful - 2 misses
  4. ordeal a painful or difficult experience - 2 misses
  5. vanguard the forwardmost units of an advancing army; any group leading a new trend in a certain field - 1 miss
  6. scrupulous very attentive to what is right and wrong; extremely attentive to detail; meticulous - 1 miss
  7. innumerable too numerous to be counted - 1 miss