Unit 2 Study Sync Vocabulary Words

abolition

the act of officially ending something

convert

someone who changed to a different religion of belief system

persecution

the act of treating people cruelly because of their religion of beliefs

populace

the mass of people who live in an area

precedent

a decision or action from the past which serves as an example of how to deal with a similar situation in the future

lottery

an event in which the result is determined by chance

paraphernalia

objects used for a particular purpose or activity

perfunctory

done in a hurry and as a matter of routine

ritual

a ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way

tradition

a long established and inherited custom or practice

encroach

to go beyond usual or accepted limits

obliterate

to remove from knowledge or existence; to destroy completely

odds

the likelihood that something will or will not happen

sustenance

food or drink, nourishment; something that provides support, maintenance, or strength

tesserae

small wood, bone, or stone tablets used as vouchers or tokens that can be offered in exchange for being entered into a drawing to participate in a particular game

feed

the part of a system that sends information or signals to other parts of the system

malfunction

a failure to work properly

neural

related to nerves or the nervous system

sacrificial

related to the act of offering something, such as an animal, to please the gods

seizure

a physical reaction caused by abnormal brain activity in which a person’s body moves in an uncontrolled way