soph list 14 Flashcards
to memorize new vocabulary
Baleful
foreboding or threatening evil
Demise
to die or decease
Euphoria
a feeling of well-being
Futile
incapable of producing any useful result
Hackneyed
repeated too often
Uncouth
behaving in a rude way
Malinger
someone who pretends to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing something
Obese
very fat
Pithy
using few word in a clever and effective way
Silo
underground structure used for storing and firing missile
Surreptitious
done made or acquired by stealth
Latent
used to describe someone that exist but is not active
Testimony
proof or evidence that something is true
Tonic
producing or adapted to produce healthy a muscular condition
Tourniquet
a bandage or strip of cloth tied tightly around a wound to stop bleeding