Lesson 2 Luck and Whim

Amulet

An object worn to bring luck or to protect against evil or injury

Capricious

Characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes.

Fatalism

The belief that all events are determined in advance by date and cannot be changed by human means

Incantation

A set of words spoken as a magic charm or to cast a magic spell.

Propitious

Presenting favorable circumstances

Providential

Resulting from or seeming to result from devine will

Quirk

A peculiarity of behavior

Serendipity

The ability to make valuable discoveries by chance

Vagary

A wild or unpredictable notion or action

Vicissitude

One of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one’s life, activities or surroundings.,