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111 Cards in this Set

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ascetic
living a simple life without any physical comforts or pleasures
at odds with
disagreeing with someone
atonement
doing something to show you are sorry for doing something wrong
benevolence
kindness and generosity
blast
a sudden strong movement of explosion
bloc
a large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together
brouhaha
unnecessary excitement, criticism, or activity
bug
to secretly listen to and record other people’s conversations
burden
something that is difficult or worrying
catch on
to begin to understand something
cease
to stop doing something
cheap shot
an unkind and unfair criticism
chew over
to think about carefully
clergy
the official leaders of organized religion
compensation
money that someone is given because he has suffered injury, loss or damage
concede
to admit that something is true although you do not want to
contemplation
thinking seriously for a long time about something you intend to do or something that you want to understand
demean
to behave in a way that shows disrespect for someone or something
designated
chosen for a specific job or purpose
deter
to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult
dignity
calm, serious behavior, even in difficult situations, that makes people respect you
divine
having the qualities of God or coming from God
draw (someone) out
to make someone feel less nervous and more willing to talk
drive
to strongly influence someone to do something
eavesdrop
to listen secretly to other people’s conversations
employee
someone who is paid to work
employer
a person, company, or organization that employs people
enact
to make something a law
envisage
to imagine something as a future possibility
evangelical
believing that one should persuade as many people as possible to become Christians
exile
to force someone to leave his country and live in another country, usually for political reasons
fasting
eating little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious reasons
fine line
when two things are so similar that one can easily become the other
flop
to be unsuccessful
foolproof
certain to be successful
foster
to help develop an idea, skill, feeling, etc.
furor
a sudden expression of anger or excitement among a large group of people
gain insight
to begin to understand something
go that extra mile
to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort
grace
to make a place or object look more beautiful, attractive or important by being a part of it
gratitude
thankfulness
have a leg to stand on
to be able to prove or support what you say
hectic
very busy and hurried
humility
the quality of not being too proud about yourself
in a rut
living or working in a situation that does not change
in dire straits
to be in an extremely dangerous or serious situation
inner turmoil
conflict inside oneself
insipid
not interesting, exciting or attractive
keep an eye on
to watch someone or something to make sure nothing bad happens
keep tabs on
to carefully watch what someone or something is doing
leave at the door
forget about
legitimate
fair or reasonable
lobby
to try to persuade the government to change a law
log
an official record
mindful
behaving in a way that shows you remember a rule or a fact
mobilize
to gather together in order to work to achieve something difficult
morale
how good, bad or confident one feels about his situation
notion of
an idea, belief or opinion about something, especially one that you think is wrong
off the top of one’s head
without thinking carefully
on strike
deliberately not working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions, etc.
ordinance
a law of a city or town
out of touch with
to not have the latest information about a subject, situation or the way people feel
practitioner
someone who is trained to do a particular kind of work that involves a lot of skill
propagate
to share ideas, information or beliefs with many people
prophet
someone who says what will happen in the future and teaches people more about a religion
prosper
to grow and develop in a successful way
quest
a long search for something
racial slur
an offensive remark
refrain from
to stop yourself from doing something
reincarnation
the belief that people return to life in another body after they have died
relevant
directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed
replenish
to fill something again
retain
to keep or continue to have something
ritual
a ceremony or set of actions that is always done in the same way
royalties
payments made to a writer of a book or piece of music
safeguards
laws, agreements, etc. that are intended to protect someone or something from possible dangers or problems
scope
the range of things that a subject, activity, book ,etc. deals with
scrape the bottom of the barrel
to have to use something even though it is not very good, because there is nothing better available
scrape together
to get enough money for a particular purpose, when this is difficult
scratch the surface
to investigate or treat something superficially
see eye to eye
to agree
serenity
calm and peace
shortsighted
not considering the future effects of something
shrine
a place that is related to a holy place or a holy person, and that people visit for religious reasons
sinister
seeming to be bad or evil
slippery slope
the beginning of something that will be hard to stop and that will develop into something very bad
snoop
to try to find out about someone’s life or activities by secretly looking at his things
speculate
to guess why something happened or what will happen next without knowing all the facts
steer clear of
to try to avoid someone or something
step up
to increase the activity or speed of a process
strike down
to say that a law or formal decision is no longer legal or officially accepted
strike out on one’s own
to start doing something or living independently
stumbling block
a problem that prevents you from achieving something
subject to
to be likely to be affected by something
subsidy
money that is paid by a government or organization in order to reduce the cost of something
surpass
to be better or greater than someone or something else
surveillance
the act of watching a particular person or place carefully
take away from
to learn from
take on
to compete or fight against someone
take on
to start doing some work or to start being responsible for something
take over
to take control
temporal
related to practical instead of religious affairs
theologian
someone who studies or writes about the study of religion
think twice about
to consider a decision very carefully
trace back
to find the origin of something
vibrant
exciting, full of energy and interesting
walks of life
positions in society
well-being
feeling of being comfortable, healthy and happy
will
the determination to do what you have decided to do
willy nilly
without planning, organization or control
worship
to show respect and love for someone or something, especially by praying