Vocabulary Lesson 28

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Vocabulary Lesson 28. BY Ricardo Rivera Claudia Aliff Sebastian Morales. Quirk. An odd or particular habit. amulet. S omething worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil. fatalism. A doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vocabulary Lesson 28

BY Ricardo Rivera Claudia Aliff Sebastian MoralesVocabulary Lesson 28

QuirkAn odd or particular habit

amuletSomething worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil

fatalismA doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them.

alchemy A medieval chemical art, science, and speculative philosophy

vagaryAn erratic, unpredictable whim, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion

providentialFortunate, lucky, and advantageous

propitiousfavorably disposed being a good omen tending to favor

capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice impulsive, unpredictable

SERENDIPITYAn lucky, accidental occurrence

He found that town through pure chance! Good thing too, because he as starving.VicissitudeChange of state, usually to a worse one.