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Week 05 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atonement | payment for sin |
| estrangement | rift; no longer friendly |
| initiative | the first step in a process; once taken, it determines the following events |
| persistent | lasting for a long time; continuing despite difficulties |
| incomprehensible | beyond understanding |
| excruciating | extremely painful, hard to bear |
| reconcile | make friendly; end conflict |
| ambiguity | unclear meaning |
| unequivocal | allowing for no doubt or misinterpretation |
| defiled | ruined, corrupted |
| vicariously | doing or enduring as a substitute for someone else |
| preconceived | already formed in the mind |
| reprieve | stop or postpone somebody's punishment |
| affirmation | something said to be true |
| dogmatic | expressing rigid, strongly held beliefs and opinions |
| superficial | not profound; shallow; not thorough |
| intransigence | firm refusal to even consider changing one's mind |
| obliterate | destroy completely |
| profound | great; showing or requiring great understanding |
| justification | declared righteous |
| sanctification | set apart, delivered daily from the power of sin |
| supine | lying on the back; utterly inactive |
| apex | highest point of something |
| glorification | perfect and free from all sin (in heaven) |