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Vocab Set 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mien | Noun. bearing or demeanor |
| Affectation | Noun. Fakeness, phoniness, artificiality, false display. |
| Dogmatism | Noun. Arrogant assertion of opinions as truths |
| Facile | Adjective. Easily achieved; simple |
| Charnel house | Noun. A place where bodies or bones of the dead are kept |
| Minutiae | Noun. Precise details; small or trifling matters |
| Obliterate | Verb. To destroy completely |
| Infallible | Adjective. Incapable of making a mistake |
| Dun | Adjective. Dark; gloomy |
| Lassitude | Noun. Lethargy or stubbornness |
| Shroud | Noun. Cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial |
| Chimera | Noun. Something hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve |
| Asylum | Noun. Retreat or sanctuary |
| Impelled | Verb. Urged forward as if driven by strong moral |
| Palpitate | Verb. To beat rapidly and strongly (smitten) |
| Incredulous | Adjective. Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skeptical |
| Spectre | Noun. Ghost; phantom; apparition |
| Pertinacity | Noun. Persistence; determination |
| Convalescence | Noun. Time spent recovering from an illness of medical treatment; recuperation |
| Discompose | Verb. To upset the order of; unsettle |