ap vocab 2

Amulet

An object worn to bring luck or to protest against evil or injury; charm

Capricious

Characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes; fickle

Fatalism

The belief that all events are determined in advance by fate 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; auspicious; advantageous

Providential

Resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; opportune

Quirk

A peculiarity of behavior; mannerism; idiosyncrasy

An unpredictable or unaccountable shift in action

Serendipity

The ability to make valuable discoveries by chance; luck

Vagary

A wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy

Vicissitude

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

A change or variation