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Slide Show. Lesson 28: Luck and Whim. By: Gabriela Chris Julia Clarianne. Alchemy. Noun . - The ancient and medieval chemical art of trying to change metals to gold, cure diseases, or find eternal youth. A seemingly magical power or process of change. Related Forms:
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Slide Show Lesson 28: LuckandWhim By: Gabriela Chris Julia Clarianne
Alchemy Noun. -The ancient and medieval chemical art of trying to change metals to gold, cure diseases, or find eternal youth. • A seemingly magical power or process of change. • Related Forms: • Alchemist – noun • alchemistic – adjective • Alchemically - adverb
AlchemyExample: Alchemy Circle: human transmutation Alchemisticsigns:
Amulet Noun. • Anobjectworn, usuallyaroundtheneck, tobringgoodluckorprotection. • Charm
AmuletExample: JapaneseAmulets • IrishAmulets
Capricious Adjective. - Unpredictable - Impulsive • Subjecttowhim. RelatedForms: • Capriciousness–noun • Capriciously - adverb
CapriciousExample Acapriciousfriend: Kidstendtohavecapriciousbehaviors.
Fatalism • Noun. • Thebeliefthatallevents are determined in advance by fateordestinythereforecannotbe changed. RelatedForms: • Fatalist–noun • Fatalistic–adjective • Fatalistically - adverb
FatalismExample: • Cartoons:
Propitious Adjective • Presentingfavorablecircumstances. • Advantageous • Auspicous RelatedForms: • Propitiously–adjective • Propitiousness- noun
PropitiousExample: Propitious Opportunity
Providential Adjective. • Happening Favorably, as ifthroughdivineintervention. • Fortunate • Opportune RelatedForms: • Providence- noun • Providentially - adverb
ProvidentialExapmle: • Providentialforthoseinfrontofhim.
Quirk Noun. • Anoddor peculiar behaviorormanner. • A strangehappening. RelatedForms: • quirky- adjective
Serendipity • Noun • Theoccurenceoflucky, acidentaleventsordiscoveries. RelatedForms: • Serendipitous–adjective • Serendipter - noun • Serendipitist - noun • Serendipper - noun
Vagary Noun. • Anunexpected impulse, whimorfancy. • Anextravagantorerraticnotionoraction.
VagaryExample unexpected,
Vicissitude Noun. • A changeorvariation. • A suddenorunexpectedchange. • Thequalityofbeingchangeable; variability. RelatedForm: • Vicissitudinous–adjective