vocab 9 & 10

aloof

apart, indifferent

assuage

to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful

belie

to contradict, to give a false impression

contentious

quarrelsome, stirring controversy

daunt

to intimidate, to dismay

discord

lack of agreement, tension, strife

dissemination

the act of spreading widely, scattering

duplicity

double dealing, hypocrisy

egocentric

self centered, selfish

euphemism

substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

gluttonous

greedy for food and drink

mundane

ordinary, commonplace

ominous

threatening

pompous

exaggerated show of dignity or self importance, bombastic

precocious

exceptionally early in development or occurrence

slothful

lazy, indolent

trivial

insignificant matters

verbose

wordy, very talkative

virulent

extremely poisonous, hateful

volatile

quickly changeable, easily vaporized