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Lesson 4
Aesthetic to Volatile
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AESTHETICNoun or adjective
relating or pertaining to art or beauty
The aesthetics of the room were appealing to me. (n)
My aesthetic tastes don’t appeal to my husband. (adj)
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ALOOFadj- apart;
indifferent
Cats can be quite aloof when they want to be.
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ARCHAICadj- antiquated, old; out of date and
out of use
Every year it seems a computer becomes archaic, as a new one is created to take its place.
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ASSUAGEv- to ease, to mitigate, to make
less painful or burdensome, to calm
Everyone needs someone to assuage their ‘boo-boos.’
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BELIE
Verb- To contradict or give a false impression of
Hitler’s baby pictured belied the fact that he would grow to be a heartless cold-blooded psychopath.
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CONTENTIOUS
adj- quarrelsome, stirring controversy
Politicians can be quite contentious during election campaigns.
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DAUNT
to intimidate, to dismay
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DISCORD
Lack of agreement, tension, and strife
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DISSEMINATION
The act of spreading widely
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DOGMATIC
adj- strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
The dogmatic teacher turned
off his students because of his
negative opinions.
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DUPLICITY(noun)double-dealing, hypocrisy
(adj) duplicitousThe Enron bosses who took money from their employees’ pension plans to buy luxuries were guilty of duplicity.
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EGOCENTRIC
adj--self-centered, selfish
Some might argue that the economic downturn is in part a result of our egocentric lifestyles---buying luxury items that we can’t afford on credit just to satisfy our every desire.
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EUPHEMISMNoun-substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive oneGarbage collector sanitation engineer
Stewardess flight attendant
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GLUTTONOUSadj- greedy for food and drink
N- gluttony or glutton
In Monty Python’s movie The Meaning of Life, a gluttonous food critic makes a
disgusting mess of himself.
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MUNDANE
adj- ordinary, boring, commonplace, banal
The characters from the hit show The Office make the mundane
routines of an office seem hysterically funny.
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OMINOUS
Threatening, foreboding, mysterious
One glance at the ominous sky convinced us to take cover.
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PETULANCE
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
My mom can be particularly petulant in traffic.
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POMPOUSExaggerated show of dignity or self-importance; pretentious; arrogant
He is so pompous, I can’t stand to be around him.
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SLOTHFULadj-Lazy, indolent
This is the slothful way to exercise with your Wii.
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TRIVIAInsignificant matters; seemingly
meaningless matter
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VERBOSE
wordy, talkative; loquacious
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VIRULENT
extremely poisonous; hateful
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VOLATILE
adj--quickly changeable, easily vaporized
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