Unit 1 VOCABULARY WORDS

Question 1

redemption

Answer 1

Deliverance from bondage or distress by money, labor or other means.

In theology, the purchase of God’s favor by the death and sufferings of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God’s violated law by the atonement of Christ

Question 2

religion

Answer 2

Any system of faith and worship. In this sense,religioncomprehends the belief and worship of pagans and Mohammedans, as well as of christians; anyreligionconsisting in the belief of a superior power or powers governing the world, and in the worship of such power or powers. Thus we speak of thereligionof the Turks, of the Hindoos, of the Indians, etc. as well as of the christianreligionWe speak of falsereligionas well as of truereligion

Question 3

technology

Answer 3

the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.

Question 4

Sabbath

Answer 4

the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians. Ex. 20:8–11.

the first day of the week, Sunday, similarly observed by most Christians in commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ.

Question 5

prehistoric

Answer 5

of or relating to the time or a period prior to recordedhistory:

Question 6

metallurgy

Answer 6

the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.

the technique or science of making and compounding alloys.

Question 7

ancestor

Answer 7

a person from whom one is descended

Question 8

Origins

Answer 8

something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:to follow a stream to its origin.

rise or derivation from a particular source:the origin of a word.

Question 9

Rebellion

Answer 9

open, organized, and armed resistance to one’s government or ruler.

resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.

Question 10

agriculture

Answer 10

the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.

the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.

Question 11

husbandry

Answer 11

the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.

the science of raising crops or food animals.

Question 12

descendant

Answer 12

a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.

something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form.

Question 13

repentance

Answer 13

deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.

regret for any past action.

Question 14

creation

Answer 14

the Creation,the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.

the act of producing or causing to exist; the act ofcreating; engendering.

the fact of beingcreated.

Question 15

naturalism

Answer 15

Theology.

the doctrine that all religious truth is derived from a study ofnaturalprocesses and not from revelation.

Question 16

cavitation

Answer 16

the rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a flowing liquid in regions of very low pressure

Question 17

buoyancy

Answer 17

the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.

Question 18

hostility

Answer 18

opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.

Question 19

banish

Answer 19

to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:

Question 20

evolution

Answer 20

Biology.change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.

Question 21

altar

Answer 21

an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc

Question 22

cubit

Answer 22

an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches

Question 23

antediluvian

Answer 23

of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.

Question 24

genealogy

Answer 24

a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.

the study of family ancestries and histories.

Question 25

deceive

Answer 25

to mislead by a false appearance or statement

Question 26

Ark

Answer 26

The large floating vessel, in which Noah and his family were preserved, during the deluge

Question 27

catastrophic/catastrophism

Answer 27

of the nature of acatastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous

Catastrophism is the idea that natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, etc.) can dramatically alter the surface of the earth very quickly and that we can be certain that at least some of the geological features we see today were formed rapidly during past catastrophes rather than by the slow, gradual processes of uniformitarianism

Question 28

animal

Answer 28

any such living thing other than a human being

Question 29

worldview

Answer 29

Our most basic beliefs that shape our view of and for the world, and are the basis of our decisions and actions.

a worldview is like a pair of eyeglasses you need the right worldview to see and understand the world as it really is.

Question 30

naturalism

Answer 30

Naturalism is the belief that all that exists in the universe is physical, material matter. There is no soul; we are just a complex collection of neurons. There is no Creator; there is evolution. And experiences like pain, pleasure, beauty, and a sense of self do not really exist. They are merely physiological reactions.

Question 31

uniformitarianism

Answer 31

uniformitarianism is the idea that geological processes (rates of erosion and uplift, etc.) are essentially the same today as they were in the unobservable past. According to this principle, we should be able to make accurate determinations about processes in the past simply by observing processes in the present. This principle is often summed up aphoristically in the phrase “the present is the key to the past.” A strict uniformitarian would look at a canyon with a river running through the bottom and see millions of years of slow, gradual erosion caused by that river

Question 32

Covenant

Answer 32

covenantdescribes a contract made not only with man but with God.