Vocabulary Ch. 8-11
good luck charm
What is a talisman?
bad-tempered, rude
What is surly?
diplomatic mission
What is legation?
stumbled, blundered, did badly
floundered
successor of Moses; led Hebrews into the promised land
Joshua
large group, crowd
What is a horde?
feeling or show of superiority; contempt
What is disdain?
qualms, misgivings
What are scruples?
*Hebrew gold or silver coin, about half an ounce
shekel
an agent that causes rising, as in bread
leavening
dazed, stunned
What is stupefied?
concerning religion or the study of God
What is theology?
What is lustrous?
fading, like a fire
waning
members of the priestly tribe of Levi
Levites
smelly, stinky
What is fetid?
hot or oppressive, sweltering
What is sultry?
delivery for sale
feeling of superiority--OR contempt for someone
disdain
commander of a group of 100 in the Roman army
centurian
beyond understanding, incomprehensible
What is unfathomable?
closely, attentively
What is intently?
secret, surreptitious
What is furtive?
persuaded with cunning or trickery; enticed someone
inveighled
Daily double: What are phylacteries?
boxes worn by Jewish men, contains Scripture