Vocabulary for an article of fortune-tellers
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Fanatic: a person whose strong admiration for something is considered to be extreme or unreasonable
Soul (PERSON): a person of a stated type; not a soul no one: By the time I arrived there wasn't a soul there.
Lurk: (of an unpleasant feeling or quality) to exist although it is not always noticeable: Danger lurks around every corner.
Recharge: to fill a battery with electricity so that it can work again
Fabricate: to invent or produce something false in order to deceive: He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.
Plagiarize: to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own: The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
Fortune teller: a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future
Melted away: If a strong feeling melts away, you feel it less strongly and it disappears: Her anger melted away when she read the letter.
Exalt: to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position; exalted: She rose to the exalted (= very high) post of Foreign Secretary after only three years in the government.
Console: to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better by giving them comfort or sympathy: I tried to console her with a box of chocolates.
Superstitious: belief which is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc: I don't believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.
Absurd: ridiculous or unreasonable; foolish in an amusing way:
Boost: to improve or increase something: The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
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Tarot cards: a set of 78 cards, used for trying to find out what will happen to someone in the future
Astrology: the study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that these are believed to have on the character and behaviour of humans
Appreciate: to recognize or understand that something is valuable, important or as described:
Orthodox: (of beliefs, ideas or activities) considered traditional, normal and acceptable by most people
Distrust(none): when you do not trust someone or something: distrustful(adjective)
Monk: a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery
Nasty: bad or very unpleasant
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Prophecy: a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one which is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts
self-fulfilling prophecy something that you cause to happen by saying and expecting that it will happen
Oracle: (especially in ancient Greece) a female priest who gave people wise but often mysterious advice from a god, or the advice given
Bonding: the process by which a close emotional relationship is developed: Much of the bonding between mother and child takes place in those early weeks.
Terminology: special words or expressions used in relation to a particular subject or activity
Psychic: (especially of an illness) of the mind rather than the body
Misdemeanor: a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime
Clairvoyant: a person who claims to have powers to see the future or see things which other people cannot see: She went to see a clairvoyant who said he could communicate with her dead husband.
Clairvoyance (none)
Paranormal(none): all the things that are impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science
Hoax: a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
Laureate: a person who has been given a very high honour because of their ability in a subject of study:
a Nobel laureate
Suggestible: describes someone who is easily influenced by other people's opinions: The success of advertising proves that we are all highly suggestible
Dismiss: to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it
Dismissive(adjecive)
Paramount: more important than anything else: There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is paramount/is of paramount importance
Verify: to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct: Verifiable(adjective): able to be proved:
Conviction: a strong opinion or belief: religious/moral convictions, a deep/strong/lifelong conviction; It's my personal conviction that all rapists should be locked away for life.
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