eng 3
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MARIELLArox on August 25, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amulet | an object worn to bring luck or to protect against evil injury |
| capricious | characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes; fickle |
| fatalism | the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means |
| incantation | a set of words spoken as a magic charm or to cast a magic spell |
| propitous | presenting favorable circumstances |
| providential | resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; opportune. |
| quirk | a peculiarity of behavior; mannerism; idiosyncrasy |
| serendipity | the ability to make valuable discoveries by chance |
| vagary | a wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy |
| vicissitude | one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings. |
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