Lesson 4

Question 1

Aesthetic

Answer 1

Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art

Question 2

Aloof

Answer 2

Apart, indifferent

Detached, unconcerned

Question 3

Archaic

Answer 3

Antiquated, old, out of use

Question 4

Assuage

Answer 4

To ease, make less painful, to calm

Question 5

Belie

Answer 5

To contradict, to give a false impression

Question 6

Contentious

Answer 6

Quarrelsome, stirring controversy

Question 7

Daunt

Answer 7

To intimidate or dismay

Question 8

Debilitate

Answer 8

To weaken or enfeeble

Question 9

Discord

Answer 9

Lack of agreement, tension, strife

Question 10

Dissemination

Answer 10

The act of spreading widely, scattering

Question 11

Dogmatic

Answer 11

Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

Question 12

Duplicity

Answer 12

Double-dealing, 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, commonplace

Question 17

Ominous

Answer 17

Threatening

Question 18

Petulance

Answer 18

Unreasonable touchiness or irritability

Question 19

Pompous

Answer 19

Exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic

Question 20

Precocious

Answer 20

Exceptionally early in development or occurrence

Question 21

Slothful

Answer 21

Lazy, indolent

Question 22

Trivia

Answer 22

Insignificant matters

Question 23

Verbose

Answer 23

Wordy, very talkative

Question 24

Virulent

Answer 24

Extremely poisonous, hateful

Question 25

Volatile

Answer 25

Quickly changeable, easily vaporized