Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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undulant
A
waving
2
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debauched
A
corrupted
3
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ignoramus
A
an ignorant person
4
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supplicant
A
one who petitions, entreats, or implores
5
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intercession
A
the act of mediating
6
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monistic
A
a philosophy that states that reality is an organic whole without any separate parts and only one Supreme Being
7
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immanence
A
the belief that God is present throughout the universe
8
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infinitude
A
infinity, the quality of limitless
9
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irascible
A
easily provoked into anger
10
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existents
A
having existence, in the present, immediate
11
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credulity
A
belief; without doubt
12
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sine qua non
A
a Latin phrase meaning “the essential part”
13
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nonce-rule
A
a rule made for one particular occasion
14
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fontanel
A
the soft part on a baby’s head
15
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dictum
A
a formal pronouncement
