foreward-2 Flashcards

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on the road to Damascus

A

a sudden or radical change in thought or change of heart.
It is often used to describe life changing experience that reorganises priorities and gives new purposes

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2
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apostle

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each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ

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3
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damascus

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capital of syria
southwestern part of syria

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4
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Paul the Apostle

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conversion from jew to christian (from persecutings christians to teaching christianity i.e. Apostle)

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5
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wry

A

expressing dry, especially mocking humor

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6
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guant

A

very thin and bony because of hunger or illness

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7
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mangle

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to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing into pieces

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8
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haggard

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looking exhausted and unwell

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9
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wringer

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device such as mangle for wringing water from wet clothes

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10
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accolyte

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  1. a person assisting the priest
  2. here a devoted disciple of a teacher
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11
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craniotomy

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surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain

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