Lesson 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

Aesthetic

Answer 1

relating to a sense of beauty

Question 2

Aloof

Answer 2

apart, separate

Question 3

Archaic

Answer 3

old, outdated

Question 4

Assuage

Answer 4

to make less painful, alleviate, mitigate

Question 5

Belie

Answer 5

to conradict

Question 6

Contentious

Answer 6

quarrelsome, stubborn, stirring controversy

Question 7

Daunt

Answer 7

to intimidate

Question 8

Debilitate

Answer 8

to weaken

Question 9

Discord

Answer 9

lack of agreement

Question 10

Dissemination

Answer 10

to disperse or scatter

Question 11

Dogmatic

Answer 11

strongly opinionated, adamant

Question 12

Duplicity

Answer 12

two-faced, hypocrisy

Question 13

Egocentric

Answer 13

self-centered, selfish

Question 14

Euphemism

Answer 14

substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

Question 15

Gluttonous

Answer 15

greedy for food and drink

Question 16

Mundane

Answer 16

ordinary, regular

Question 17

Ominous

Answer 17

threatening

Question 18

Petulance

Answer 18

unreasonable touchiness; clingy

Question 19

Pompous

Answer 19

exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance

Question 20

Precocious (think of Spencer Reid)

Answer 20

very early in development

Question 21

Slothful

Answer 21

lazy, sluggish

Question 22

Trivia

Answer 22

insignificant matters

Question 23

Verbose (think of Mrs. Hunt)

Answer 23

wordy, very talkative

Question 24

Virulent

Answer 24

extremely poisonous

Question 25

Volatile

Answer 25

quickly changeable, bipolar