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Vocabulary 4
Academic and Theological Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| preceptor | (n.) a teacher; an instructor |
| leaven | (n.) an agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially by fermentation |
| bond | (n.) something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together |
| aid | (n.) the act or result of helping; assistance |
| scribble | (v.) to write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style |
| obstinately | (adv.) stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate |
| weight | (v.) balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate |
| stem | (n.) the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| infliction | (n.) the act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant, something, such as punishment, that is inflicted |
| notwithstanding | (prep.) In spite of |
| notwithstanding | (adv.) all the same; nevertheless |
| notwithstanding | (conj.) in spite of the fact that; although |
| intimacy | (n.) the condition of being intimate |
| bondage | (n.) the condition of a slave or serf |
| serf | (n.) a member of the lowest feudal class, attached to the land owned by a lord and required to perform labor in return for certain legal or customary rights |
| indicate | (v.) to point out or point to |
| nurture | (v.) to cultivate, foster, nurse |
| mundane | (adj.) of, relating to, or typical of this world |
| minutiae | (n. pl.) small or trivial details |
| foreshadow | (v.) to present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage |
| knoll | (n.) a small rounded hill or mound; a hillock |
| wholehearted | (adj.) marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm |
| assess | (v.) to determine the rate or amount of |
| decisive | (adj.) having the power to decide; conclusive; crucial, definitive |
| constipation | (n.) difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels |
| inner | (adj.) located or occurring farther inside, less apparent; deeper |
| defeasance | (n.) a rendering void; an annulment |
| unprecedented | (adj.) having no previous example |
| surpassing | (adj.) exceptional; exceeding |
| submissiveness | (n.) submitting to others |
| paucity | (n.) smallness of number; fewness |
| piety | (n.) the state or quality of being pious, especially religious devotion and reverence to God. |
| sneak | (v.) to go or move in a quiet, stealthy way |
| sneak | (n.) a person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded; an instance of sneaking; |
| nonpareil | (n.) a person or thing that has no equal; a paragon |
| reciprocity | (n.) a reciprocal condition or relationship especially the exchange of rights or privileges of trade between nations |
| nonpareil | (adj.) having no equal |
| stem | (v.) arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate |
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