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Wade Allen, Week 10
Vocab
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English
11th Grade
11/18/2011

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Term
Testifies
Definition
1."... religious experience, as we have studied it, cannot be cited as unequivocally supporting the infinitist belief. The only thing that it unequivocally testifies to is that we can experience union with something larger than ourselves and in that union find our greatest peace."
2.to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
3.[tes-tuh-fahy]
4.Verb
Term
Affirms
Definition
1."A Gothic cathedral affirms that it was done by us and not done by us."
2.to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
3.[uh-furm]
4.Verb
Term
Entails
Definition
1."Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work."
2.to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence: a loss entailing no regret.
3.[v. en-teyl; n. en-teyl, en-teyl]
4.Verb
Term
Directs
Definition
1."The human mind plans the way, but the LORD directs the steps."
2.to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
3.[dih-rekt, dahy-]
4.Verb
Term
Support
Definition
1."How can one beam alone support a house?"
2.to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
3.[suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
4.Verb
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