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part 2 vocab
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Term | Definition |
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sobbing | cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps. |
imam | the person who leads prayers in a mosque. |
dicate | lay down authoritatively; prescribe |
serman | a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible. |
charisma | compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others. |
disapprove | have or express an unfavorable opinion about something. |
compaing | estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between |
haram | forbidden or proscribed by Islamic law. |
sanctuary | a place of refuge or safety. |
broadcast | roadcastify are provided by volunteers, each one using their own computer and scanner radio. |
vaccination | treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; inoculation. |
menacing | suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. |
ploy | a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage. |
turbon | a man's headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs. |
militant | combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. |
hostage | a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition |
studiuos | spending a lot of time studying or reading. |
gallop | the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. |
devotee | a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something. |
exile | the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. |
petty | of little importance; trivial. |
dispute | a disagreement, argument, or debate. |
quaking | (especially of the earth) shake or tremble |
exteremism | he holding of extreme political or religious views; fanaticism. |
imposted | force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place |
ineffective | not producing any significant or desired effect. |
swarming | (of insects) move in or form a swarm. |
fittul | an abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs. |
curful | the sounding of a bell at evening. |
haven | a place of safety or refuge. |
static | lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting. |
mourner | a person who attends a funeral as a relative or friend of the dead person. |
dine | eat dinner. |