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Lesson 4 Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aesthetic | Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art. |
| Aloof | Apart,indifferent |
| Archaic | Old,out of use |
| Assuage | To ease,to make less painful,to calm. |
| Belie | To giva a false impression. |
| Contentious | Quarrelsome,stirring controversy |
| Daunt | To intimidate,to dismay. |
| Debilitate | To weaken |
| Discord | Lack of agreement. |
| Dissemination | He act of spreading widley,scattering. |
| Dogmatic | Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner. |
| Duplicity | Double-dealing |
| Egocentric | Self-centered,selfish |
| Euphemism | Subsitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive. |
| Gluttonous | Greedy for food and drink. |
| Mundane | Ordinary,common place |
| Ominous | threatining |
| Petulance | Unreasonable touchiness. |
| Pompous | Exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance. |
| Precocious | Exceptionally early in development or occurrence. |
| Slothful | Lazy |
| Trivia | Insignificant matters. |
| Verbose | Wordy,very talkative |
| Virulent | Extremely poisonous,hateful. |
| Volatile | quickly changeabl,easily vaporized. |