Vocabulary from Fast Food Nation - Chapter 2

succinct

briefly giving the gist of something

espouse

choose and follow

presumptuous

excessively forward

stagnant

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

cordial

politely warm and friendly

charismatic

possessing an extraordinary ability to attract

lucrative

producing a sizeable profit

peddle

sell or offer for sale from place to place

surrogate

someone or something that takes the place of another

spawn

the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks

synergy

the working together of two things to produce an effect

qualm

uneasiness about the fitness of an action