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Week 07 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benign | kind, caring, not harmful |
| poignant | deeply affecting the feelings in a touching or painful way |
| incorporeal | without a physical body, existing solely as a spirit |
| facets | the different aspects (sides or parts) of something |
| emanation | something coming out from a source |
| skepticism | a doubting attitude |
| embellish | to beautify something by adding decoration OR to add exaggerated details |
| unwittingly | unknowingly, unintentionally |
| apostasy | renunciation (denial) of a religious belief |
| derivation | the origin or source |
| denote | refer to; to be a sign or representation of something |
| dementia | the progressive losing of one's memory |
| subvert | to undermine or overthrow the powers that be |
| ascertain | to find out something for certain |
| facetious | not intended to be taken seriously |