vocabulary lesson 28
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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.
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