Inherit The Wind Vocab

Question 1

One who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God but doesn’t deny the possibility that God exists

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Agnostic

Question 2

Determined by whim or impulse, rather than by law or statute

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Arbitrary

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Distrusted of human nature/motives

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Cynical

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A settled or established opinion, belief or principle, often set down by a religion

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Dogma

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To utter or pronounce especially in a particularly defined manner

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Enunciate

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Complacent stupidity, foolishness

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Fatuity

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Having or showing a great warmth or spirit or enthusiasm (also hot, glowing)

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Fervent

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An item of unverified information. Rumor

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Hearsay

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A remote religion, removed from urban areas and cities

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Hinterland

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An unbeliever in an established religion

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Infidel

Question 11

Lightness of manner or speech. Lack of seriousness

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Levity

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A mixture

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Melange

Question 13

Excessively enthusiastic

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Overzealous

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A social outcast

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Pariah

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Any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations

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Precedent

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Written by Charles Darwin in 1859, considered to be foundation f evolutionary biology

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Origin of Species

Question 17

First book in the Bible; creation occurred. Believed to be around 1400/1500 B.C.E.

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Genesis

Question 18

Used to express surprise and dismay at the treachery of a supposed friend

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Et Tú Brute

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Usually used to personify someone who brings bad luck; stuck inside a giant fish.

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Jonah

Question 20

1473-1543. Astronomer who created the theory that the Earth rotates daily on its axis and the planets revolve in orbits around the sun.

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Copernicus