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vocabulary #6
vpcabulary #6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt. |
| countenance | the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character. |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior. |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from outside. |
| histrionic | deliberately affected. |
| perennial | present at all seasons of year. |
| platitud | the quality or state of being dull or insipid. |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal. |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true; specially: one organization, movement, or profession. |
| usurp | to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right. |