| A | B |
|---|
| aesthetic | relating to a sense of beauty or art |
| aloof | apart, indifferent, (stuck up) |
| archaic | antiquated, old, like your teacher |
| assuage | to ease, make less painful or calm |
| belie | to contradict, to give a false impression |
| contentious | quarrelsome, causing controversy |
| daunt | to intimidate, to dismay |
| debilitate | to weaken, to enfeeble |
| discord | lack of agreement, tension, strife |
| dissemination | the act of spreading widely, scattering |
| dogmatic | stronglly opinionated in an unwarranted manner |
| duplicity | double-dealing, hypocrisy |
| egocentric | self-centered, selfish |
| euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive term for a harsh term |
| gluttonous | greedy for food or drink |
| mundane | ordinary, commonplace |
| ominous | threatening |
| petulance | unreasonable touchiness or irritability |
| pompous | exaggerated show of self-importance |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development |
| slothful | lazy, indolent |
| trivia | insignificant matters |
| verbose | wordy, very talkative |
| virulent | extremely poisonous, hateful |
| volatile | quickly changeable, easily vaporized |
