APLANG VOCAB 4

Aesthetics

Philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

Aloof

Not friendly, cool, and distant

Archaic

Extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Assuage

Provide physical relief, as from pain

Belie

Represent falsely

Contentious

Involving or likely to cause controversy

Daunt

Cause to lose courage, intimidate

Debilitate

Make weak, impair the strength and vitality

Discord

Disagreement among those expected to cooperate

Disseminate

Cause to become widely known

Dogmatic

Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

Duplicity

decietfulness in speech or conduct, hiding true feelings behind false words or actions

Egocentric

Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

Euphemism

Inoffensive expression that's substituted for one that's considered offensive

Gluttonous

Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

Mundane

Found in the ordinary course of events

Ominous

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments or danger

Petulance

Unreasonable touchiness; irritability

Pompous

Puffed up with vanity

Precocious

Appearing or developing early

Slothful

Disinclined to work or exertion; lazy

Trivia

Something of small importance

Verbose

Using or containing too many words

Virulent

Extremely poisonous or injurious, harsh or corrosive in tone

Volatile

Something changing quickly & unpredictably, or substance turns into gas very easily