Period 2 Vocab 3

arduous

Adjective

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

belabored

verb

lacking breath or out of breath

bettnässer

noun

German word for bed wetter

bludgeoning

verb

To be beat repeatedly

bravado

noun

to show boldness intending to press or intermediate

deliberation

noun

long and careful consideration

evanescent

adjective

soon passing out of sight

gulag

noun

labor camps held by the soviet union where many died in the 1800s

lauded

adjective

highly praised or admired

malady

noun

a disease or illness

pernicious

adjective

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

pockmark

noun

a small blemish or scar

quandary

noun

a state of perplexity or uncertainly over what to do in a difficult situation

sigils

noun

a inscribed or magical symbol that is considered to have magical powers

trite

adjective

over used and of little importance