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Vocabulary 8
Theological and Academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admit | (v.) to permit to enter; to provide the right or a means of entrance to |
| assent | (v.) to agree, as to a proposal; concur |
| bruise | (v.) to injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow , To hurt, especially psychologically |
| convey | (v.) to take or carry from one place to another; transport |
| decline | (n.) the period when something approaches an end |
| decline | (v.) to express polite refusal |
| defeasance | (n.) a rendering void; an annulment |
| deviant | (adj.) one that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards |
| discernment | (n.) the act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment |
| eager | (adj.) having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy |
| keen | (adj.) having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity |
| outgrow | (v.) to lose or discard in the course of maturation |
| precaution | (n.) an action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; a safeguard |
| utility | (n.) the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness, |
| strike | (v.) to discover something suddenly or unexpectedly, To have an effect; make an impression, To hit sharply, as with the hand, the fist, or a weapon |
| sweeping | (adj.) having wide-ranging influence or effect, overwhelming; complete |
| transmit | (v.) to send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey; To cause to spread; pass on |