A Study Guide Companion for The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
VOCABULARY TIPS
ALMA
CHAPTERS 29 - 63
Vocabulary Words and Phrases
Tips, Review, and Word Lists by Chapter
Alma Chapter 29 - 32
Allotted means, “has chosen to give as a share or portion.”
Harrow up means, “to dig up and change the earth.” It also means, “to torture or vex.” Here it is a metaphor, meaning, “taking the decrees of God and ‘torture’ them, or change them.” Alma immediately recognized that it was not for him to coerce people to accept the Gospel, contrary to God’s holy plan, which allows choice.
A decree is, “a foreordaining will.” Here it is, “the will of a just God,” Who allows us all to choose for ourselves.
Glory has many meanings. Alma used 3 of these meanings in verse 9:
When Alma said, “and I glory in it,” he meant, “to rejoice proudly.”
2. When he said, “I do not glory of myself,” he meant, “honor or esteem, or worship.”
When he said, “I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me,” he meant, “rejoiced proudly.”
2. When he said, “and this is my glory,” he meant, “state of great gratification or exaltation.”
Alma used joy as a synonym for the glory that means, “a state of great gratification or exaltation.”
Alma used fruit as a metaphor, “comparing the tree bringing forth
fruit to the missionaries bringing forth, as the result of their labor and through the blessing of God, many converts to Jesus Christ.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 29
Allotted
Harrow up
Decree
Glory
Joy
Fruit
Alma, Chapter 30
One meaning of anti is, “opposing and hostile.” Anti-Christ is “one who actively campaigns against Christ and everything He represents—a follower of Satan, whose major purpose is to destroy the credibility and work of Christ.”
A premise is, “a stated assumption on which one bases his or her arguments.” If the premise is false, the arguments have no
logical basis!
An assertion is, “stating something as a fact.” If a lie is stated as a fact, it is a false assertion.
Faith is not just an abstract idea. It has substance. The substance is spiritual and purified, but faith is a mighty force with substance. Of course in our day, we know there are several things we cannot see (such as sound waves) in which we believe. Faith is a Power that, even in our day when it is manifest (and therefore evident) in so many ways, is not recognized by most of the people in the world as a real and a substantial force. Yet Paul told us centuries ago:
Leading away the hearts is hypostatization meaning, “persuading people to a particular vantage point.”
Lift up their heads means, “being unrighteously proud and conceited.”
Whoredoms are, “sexual sins and immorality.”
Devices can mean, “strategies or tricks.” Some of the devil’s tricks that Korihor used were false assertions and premises and the power of persuasion.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 30
Anti; Anti-Christ
Premise
Assertion
Faith
Leading away the hearts
Lift up their heads
Whoredoms
Devices
Alma, Chapter 31
Preside comes from the Latin praesider, which means, “to guard and sit at the head or front of.” Some synonyms for preside are, “guard, guide, usher, lead, shepherd, protect.” Preside can mean, “guarding and watching over; being responsible for.” What an awesome responsibility men are called to do—to guard [against Satan] in their homes and at Church and to be responsible for temporal and spiritual safety as they lovingly and respectfully watch over of all those within their jurisdiction.
Pervert means, “to cause corruption of what is good or true or
morally right.”
Correspondence here means, “agreement or relationship between parties.”
Dissenters means, “religious nonconformists.” The Zoramites did not conform to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught to the Nephites, but they did conform to the church of the devil.
Hypocrisy is from hypocrite, which means, “one who pretends to be one way but is actually another, or those who act like they have virtues or qualities that they do not have, attempting to deceive others.” The wealthy Zoramites claimed to believe in the holiness of God yet they lived contrary to everything the true God represents.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 31
Preside
Pervert
Correspondence
Dissenters
Hypocrisy
Alma, Chapter 32
Dross means, “something base, inferior, or trivial; scum that forms on the surface of metal; waste or foreign matter; impurity.”
Penitent means, “humble feelings of pain or sorrow because of regret for sin or offences.”
Lowly in heart means, “to be humble and receptive to God’s instructions without being haughty or full of self-assertive pride. It includes having a heart open to receive the Holy Ghost so one may listen and learn the truth.”
Compelled means, “caused to do by overwhelming pressure.”
This compelling can come through circumstances or directly
through other people.”
A metaphor is, “symbolic or figurative language where two unlike things are being compared for the purpose of giving added meaning to one of those things.”
An allegory is like an extended metaphor. It is, “an expression using symbolic things or people to represent and give added meaning to something else, or to express a general truth.”
Dormant means, “in suspension of activity.” Because one has a perfect knowledge of this one thing, it is not necessary to have the activity of faith in this thing—since, with perfect knowledge, it is perceived.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 32
Dross
Penitent
Lowly in heart
Compelled; compelling
Metaphor
Allegory
Dormant
Alma 33 - 35
Alma, Chapter 33
The term, cast about your eyes here is a metaphor meaning, “looking
directly to Christ for guidance.” Another scripture commands us to have our “eye single to the Glory of God,” (see D & C 4:5) also meaning to continually focus on Christ and His Glory (remember His work and His Glory is to bring to pass our immortality and Eternal Lives!), so that our whole lives on earth will be filled with His Light and we will fulfill our true purpose so we can return at last to live with God.
Behold quickly means, “immediately embrace the word of God.”
Slothful means, “to be lazy and negligent in doing what needs to be done.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 33
Cast about your eyes
Behold quickly
Slothful
Alma, Chapter 34
Bountifully means, “in abundance.” So the Zoramites were not only taught of Christ when they lived among the other Nephites; they were taught a lot about Him!
One meaning of hardened is, “to be calloused or unbendable in disposition, feelings, or actions.” Without repentance, we become hardened in the carnal nature of mortality rather than lifting to embrace our spiritual natures; without a Savior we would not be able to repent because we would still owe justice for all of our sins.
Expedient means, “to be necessary, or essential, often governed by self or societal interest,” “to be advantageous or suited with the end in mind,” and also, “to accelerate the process.” Christ’s mission, especially His atoning sacrifice, is necessary—essential— or expedient—for Eternal Salvation and Exaltation, which is what our God offers to all of us.
Infinite means, “inconceivably great and extensive, subject to no limitations or external determination.”
Eternal means, “God.”
Jot is, “such a small punctuation type in Hebrew that it is now often used to mean ‘the least bit or iota.’ ”
Tittle is, “a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing.”
Every jot and tittle was an expression used by Amulek to mean, in this case, “every bit of the law would be fulfilled in the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”
None shall have passed away was an expression used by Amulek to mean, “no part of the law will have been ignored. Every part will be fulfilled by the atonement of Jesus Christ.”
Mercy is a real but abstract quality meaning, in this instance, “Divine compassion.” Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ knew we would sin and would be lost from Them forever if a price was not paid for our sins. And we would not be capable of paying the price. They loved us and felt a great feeling of mercy toward us.
Bowels represented, “‘the seat of feelings’ in a person, similar to how we use ‘heart’ today.”
The bowels of mercy is a figurative language expression of hypostatization. “It attributes bowels, or a ‘seat of feelings,’ to the abstract quality of mercy—as though mercy itself had deep feelings for us; it represents the feeling of mercy and compassion of Gods, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.”
Egoism means, “thinking only of oneself.”
Egotistic means, “a conceited or inflated opinion of oneself.”
Vain here means, “useless.”
Avail means, “to help or to have an opportunity.”
Hypocrite means, “one who pretends to be one way but is actually another, or those who act like they have virtues or qualities that they do not have, attempting to deceive others.”
To have fear before God is to, “reverence Him with great awe, recognizing His incomparable Power.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 34
Bountifully
Expedient
Hardened
Infinite
Eternal
Jot
Tittle
Every jot and tittle
None shall have passed away
Mercy
Bowels
Bowels of mercy
Egoism
Egotistic
Vain
Avail
Hypocrites
To have fear before God
Alma, Chapter 35
2 Nephi (26:29) says priestcrafts “are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.”
Likely crafts that the wicked Zoramites saw being destroyed were, “dishonest ways of making their living as false preachers and greedy rulers; they saw that they soon could not exploit the poor to do their work.”
Privily means, “secretly or privately.” The devil likes to work in an atmosphere of emotional and spiritual darkness. In a sneaking spying way, the leaders found out which of the people favored the missionaries’ words.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 35
Priestcrafts
Crafts
Privily
Alma 36 - 39
Alma, Chapter 36
Prosper means, “to succeed or thrive, becoming strong and flourishing.” Prosper also means, “to cause someone or something to succeed or thrive.”
Beseech means, “implore earnestly or urgently.”
One meaning of Eternal is, “God.” God, Jesus Christ, suffered
the same torment as Alma, only infinitely more—because He suffered for all the sins of the world.
Rack means, “acute suffering, anguish or pain.”
Gall comes from the Old English gealla which is similar to the Greek, chole, which means, wrath (anger). Meanings of gall include, “bitterness of spirit,” “deep seated ill will, and “enmity.” The expression, gall of bitterness conveys, “the horrible condition a spirit is in—when in the clutches of Satan, who is enemy of all righteousness and who has a deep seated ill will to all of us who choseChrist in the pre-mortal world.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 36
Prosper
Beseech
Eternal
Rack
Gall; gall of bitterness
Alma, Chapter 37
Hitherto means, “up to this time.”
One meaning of strict is, “rigorously conforming to principle or conditions.”
God does not waver. He is a Rock we can rely on, knowing that what He says is right is always right and what is wrong is always wrong. There are circumstances that change, one of the biggest being when the Law of Moses was fulfilled by the Sacrifice of our Savior. This and other circumstances may change behaviors. But God’s basic laws of goodness are irrevocably decreed in Heaven.
Fully ripe [in iniquity] is a metaphor comparing, “wicked people so full evil they cannot hold onto any part of goodness to fruit that is so ripe it cannot hold any longer to a branch of a tree.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 37
Hitherto
Strict
Fully ripe [in iniquity]
Alma, Chapter 38
Commence means, “begin.” A good beginning is a good start, but it is important to follow through with what we begin, if it is good!
Born of God means, “committing oneself to Jesus Christ through faith, repentance, baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost—and then by continuing to obey Christ’s commandments.” Alma had become a son of Jesus Christ—like we can all become sons and daughters of Christ by coming into His holy fold and staying there!—as well
as being a spirit son or daughter of Heavenly Father.
Christ is the Life of the World because, “through His holy Light all life comes. And only He broke the bands of death for all of us through the resurrection. And it is He alone who makes Eternal Life with Heavenly Father possible.”
Christ is the Light of the World because, “the Light which comes from Christ fills the immensity of space and gives life to all things. (D&C 88:13)”
Christ is the Word of Truth: One of His names is Word—“And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.” (Revelations 19:13);
Christ is the Word of Truth because everything He says and has His prophets say and write is true— ‘truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come.’ (D&C 93:24).
Christ is the complete opposite of the devil, who ‘was a liar from the beginning’ (D&C 93:25).”
Christ is Righteousness because, “He obeys absolutely all of Heavenly Father’s commandments and Heavenly Father’s commandments are righteousness. Righteousness is an innate aspect of Christ Himself.”
Temperate means, “mild or calm.” This means to control tempers and bridle anger. It does not mean to be casual in keeping and teaching the word of God.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 38
Commence
Born of God
Light
Life
Word of truth
Righteousness
Temperate
Alma, Chapter 39
Omission is, “something not done or left out.”
A meaning of commission is, “something done or committed.”
Phylacteries are, “square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arms and on heads by Jewish men during morning weekday prayers.” The scribes and Pharisees wore theirs, not to study the scriptures in humility, but to show off.
Enlarging the borders of their garments meant, “They made their religious fringes that represented scriptures and were worn traditionally on their clothing, overly large—not out of piety, but to show off.”
Unchaste is, “the state of not being sexually pure or having unlawful sexual intercourse.”
Fornication is, “having sexual relations without being married.”
Adultery is, “voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or a married woman and someone other than her husband.”
Incest is, “sexual intercourse between people of too close kinship to be legally able to marry.”
Rape is, “sexual intercourse committed by deception or force to one of the parties.”
Pornography comes from the Greek ‘pornographos,’ which “means writing of harlots.” It is, “depiction of explicit erotic behavior through books or photographs intended to cause artificial erotic excitement.” This is one of the devil’s most nefarious tools to get mortals to degrade their bodies.
Fidelity means, “the quality of being faithful and loyal with other synonym, such as: devotion and exactness.”
Forsake means, “renounce, repudiate, or give up entirely, without intent to recover.”
Lusts of your eyes means, “looking with evil thoughts of immorality when seeing another person.” Evil deeds usually begin with evil thoughts and desires.
Cross yourself means, “to deny yourself of ungodliness,
giving up the slavery you have developed to the appetites of your body.”
One meaning of suffer is, “allow.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 39
Omission
Commission
Phylacteries
Enlarging the borders
Unchaste
Fornication
Adultery
Incest
Rape
Pornography
Fidelity
Forsake
Lusts of your eyes
Cross yourself
Suffer
Alma 40 - 44
Alma, Chapter 40
Both mortal and corruption refer to, “our Earthly bodies that are subject to death.”
Both immortality and incorruption refer to, “our resurrected bodies.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 40
Mortal
Corruption
Immortality
Incorruption
Alma, Chapter 41
Wrested comes from the Old English word, “wrasten.” One of its meanings is, “a wringing or twisting movement.” Many people throughout history have taken the word of God and “twisted” it—changing the original meaning to suit their own, and the devil’s own, desires.
Requisite means, “essential, necessary, or required.”
Contrary means, “opposite.”
Alma explained that Restoration means “bringing people back” or “restoring them consistent to the way they lived.” Whatever our nature has become—that is how we will be restored.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 41
Wrested
Requisite
Contrary
Restoration; restoring; restored
Alma, Chapter 42
Cherubim are, “figures representing Heavenly creatures, the exact form being unknown…In the account of the Fall, cherubim are represented as keeping ‘the way of the Tree of Life.’ ” (“Bible Dictionary,” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979)
Fallen man or lost forever refers to, “the state of [mankind] (notice that by the pronoun ‘they,’ Eve was included) not being able to have restored bodies, since they corrupt and decay, and not being able to get back to the Presence of God, since they still carry their sins.”
Long-suffering means, “patience and endurance over a long time.” Christ, although He will not tolerate evil, stands with His Hands out to us, patient and loving, desiring us to give up our sins and return to Him.
The dust in humility is a metaphor that means, “complete humility.” It compares becoming completely humble and teachable to returning to the elements with which God made us and accepting His guidance in all things.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 42
Cherubim
Fallen man
Lost forever
Long-suffering
Dust in humility
Alma, Chapter 43
The Holy Order of God is, “the Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God.” (We usually call it the Melchizedek Priesthood.)
Empathy is, “actually putting oneself, in imagination, in the place of someone else.”
A stratagem is, “an artifice or trick used in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy.”
Secreted means, “hid.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 43
The Holy Order of God
Empathy
Stratagem
Secreted
Alma, Chapter 44
Cap is a morpheme—or a small unit of meaning. It means, “head.” To capitulate means, “to surrender under certain headings, or conditions.”
Extinct means, “no longer existing.”
Negotiate means, “to arrange a compromise or something both sides would agree to.”
Exceeding wroth means, “furious.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 44
Cap; capitulate
Extinct
Negotiate
Exceeding wroth
Alma 45 - 48
Alma, Chapter 45
Exceeding rejoiced means “full of joy.”
Works of darkness are, “the devil’s tools that he uses throughout his organization of wickedness.”
Some definitions of lasciviousness are, “evil, wicked, sexually unchaste, and lewd.”
Iniquities are, “sins.”
Fully ripe [in iniquity] is a metaphor comparing, “wicked people so full evil they cannot hold onto any part of goodness to fruit that is so ripe it cannot hold any longer to a branch of a tree.”
One meaning of allowance is, “permission or excusing for some reason.”
Least means, “littlest.”
With the least degree of allowance means, “even a little degree of permission.”
Translate means, “to convey to Heaven or to a non-temporal condition without death.”
Regulations, in this case, meant, “consistent order.” Apparently different branches of the Church were straying from the true Gospel and needed to be established again under the Order of God, or Holy Melchizedek Priesthood.
One meaning for the word, nemesis is, “a formidable and
usually victorious opponent that inflicts retribution or vengeance.”
The metaphor, being lifted up in their own hearts, meant, “Rich people thinking they created their own blessings instead of receiving them from God, and thinking that because of their blessings they were superior to less wealthy people.
The metaphor, grew rich in their own eyes, described, “how superior they perceived themselves to be because of their great riches.”
Egocentric; egocentrism means, “thinking only about oneself.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 45
Exceeding rejoiced
Works of darkness
Lasciviousness
Iniquities
Fully ripe [in iniquity]
Allowance
With the least degree of allowance
Translate
Regulations
Nemesis
Being lifted up in their own hearts
Grew rich in their own eyes
Egocentric; egocentrism
Alma, Chapter 46
Eminence means, “a position of high rank or authority.” Pre means, “before or first. Pre-eminence means, “being first in importance.” Amalickiah, in his evil power-lust, was following doggedly in the footsteps of his master, the devil.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 46
Eminence
Pre
Pre-eminence
Alma, Chapter 47
None listed
Alma, Chapter 48
Tenacious means, “persistent in holding on to something valued.”
Although we often think of resorts as vacation places, in this reference, places of resorts meant, “forts or places of resource for defense.” It can refer to, “somewhere to accomplish a ‘re-sorting out’ and preparing for situations, especially in wartime.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 48
Tenacious
Resorts; places of resorts
Alma 49 - 52
Alma, Chapter 49
When we think of the term, disappointment, we often think of a much milder emotion than that felt by the Lamanite captains. Disappointment, to them meant, “frustrated and thwarted in expectations.”
Although we often think of resorts as vacation places, in this reference, places of resorts meant, “forts or places of resource for defense.” It can refer to, “somewhere to accomplish a ‘re-sorting out’ and preparing for situations, especially in wartime.”
Retreat can mean, “a refuge.”
Places of retreat are, “places of refuge.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 49
Disappointment
Places of resorts
Retreat
Places of retreat
Alma, Chapter 50
Commence means, “begin.” As the year began, Moroni had his people begin to fortify all of their cities with huge dirt mounds. This defense tactic, which had so surprised the Lamanites, was the beginning of a new type of warfare.
In this reference, appointed means, “voted into office.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 50
Commence
Appointed
Alma, Chapter 51
Contention comes from contend, which means, “to rival,” and further means, “to argue or struggle or debate or to be in a state of discord over a point of crucial disagreement.”
One meaning of obliged is, “legally bound.”
Coercion means, “dominating through threat or force.”
Appellation means, “identifying name or title.”
The term, numberless hosts, is a hyperbole, or “absurd exaggeration,” which refers to “the colossal number of Lamanites in Amalickiah’s army.” It undoubtedly seemed numberless to the unfortunate defending Nephites!
An appropriate meaning for the word headed here is, “cut off.” Teancum earlier cut off Morianton’s northward flight and now he cut off Amalickiah’s northward march. Both Morianton and Amalickiah were trying to take possession of the land north of Nephite territory.
Privily means, “secretly or privately.”
Javelin is, “a light spear, usually thrown at a distance.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 51
Contention; contend
Obliged
Coercion
Appellation
Numberless hosts
Headed
Privily
Javelin
Alma, Chapter 52
A martyr is, “one who sacrifices his or her life or something of great value for the sake of principle or belief.”
Affrighted means, “frightened.”
Decoy means, “something or someone used to lure or lead another into a trap.”
The term, an unconquerable spirit, is often used as a compliment. In this case it means, “having no humility.” Jacob would not admit that Moroni had bested him. So, knowing he was leading his men to their deaths, he would not let them surrender.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 52
Martyr
Affrighted
Decoy
Unconquerable spirit
Alma 53 - 56
Alma, Chapter 53
One meaning of intrigue is, “secret schemes and plots in attempting to gain power.”
Stripling means, “youth or young.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 53
Intrigue
Stripling
Alma, Chapter 54
An epistle is, “a letter, especially a formal letter.”
Erroneous comes from the word, error, which includes the meaning, “the contradiction of truth.” Ammoron had been taught the truth but deliberately rejected the Spirit of Truth and Light and encompassed the lies of Satan.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 54
Epistle
Erroneous
Alma, Chapter 55
An adage is, “a saying that embodies common observation.”
Incensed means, “extremely angered with indignation.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 55
Adage
Incensed
Alma, Chapter 56
Setting, both in stories and real life, involves, “time, place, and atmosphere.”
Sequence is, “the time-order in which things occur.”
A flashback is, “an interruption in a narration that tells about something that happened at an earlier time.”
Suffer has multiple (but often related) meanings in scriptures, including, “to allow, to endure—sometimes in pain, even horrible pain, death, or distress, and it can also mean to command and to obey.” It is important to look at the context of the rest of the sentences or verses to discern which meaning is intended.
Sally forth means, “to venture out.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 56
Setting
Sequence
Flashback
Suffer
Sally forth
Alma 57 - 60
Alma, Chapter 57
Exceedingly means, “to an exceptional or extreme degree.”
Undaunted means, “courageously resolute, particularly in the
face of danger.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 57
Exceedingly
Undaunted
Alma, Chapter 58
Embarrassments can mean, “a lack of something essential— sometimes
money to pay debts.” Another meaning is, “perplexity or confusion of mind,” and yet another meaning is, “to hinder or impede.” In verse 3, when Helaman wrote that he did not know “the cause of our embarrassments,” embraced all three of these meanings. The Nephites
lacked provisions and adequate army strength; this was not only
hindering, but it endangered their goals to free the captive cities and keep
the cities they had recaptured. He was also perplexed, wondering why
the government did not send reinforcements.
Lest means, “in the event,” or “in case,” or “if.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 58
Embarrassments
Lest
Alma, Chapter 59
Maintain means, “to sustain against opposition or danger.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 59
Maintain
Alma, Chapter 60
Scathing means, “denouncing—scornfully and derisively.”
Condemnation is, “the noun form of the verb, condemn which is from French com + demnare or damn. It can be a synonym for damnation, or separation from God. At the very least it is a denunciation for wickedness.”
Succor means, “aid, help, or relief.”
The rest of the Lord means, “living with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Eternally.”
Slothfulness means, “indolence, laziness, and not caring.”
A hypothesis is, “a tentative assumption.” Hypothesizing can mean, “an interpretation of a logical or practical situation as a basis for action.”
The literary term, foreshadowing (foreshadow), means, “clues that are given in part of a piece of writing that relate to something that will happen later.” Foreshadowing can also happen in real life. Sometimes we do not realize foreshadowing has occurred until the foreshadowed incident later happens.
Vicarious; vicariously refers to, “performing or suffering in someone else’s place or imagining sympathetically a participation in someone else’s experience.”
Empathize is from empathy which means, “to be sensitive to others’ thoughts and feelings—to actually vicariously experience these thoughts and feelings.”
Insurrection means, “revolting against civil authority or an established government.”
Extinct means, “cease to exist.”
Some meanings of fear are:
“dread and terror,”
“negative emotion caused by expectation of danger,”
“profound reverence and awe,”
“reason for alarm.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 60
Scathing
Condemnation; condemn
Succor
Rest of the Lord
Slothfulness
Hypothesis; hypothesizing
Foreshadowing
Vicarious; vicariously
Empathy; empathize
Insurrections
Extinct
Fear
Alma 61 - 63
Alma, Chapter 61
One meaning of coup is, “overturn or upset.” Wicked and greedy rebels had overtaken the judgment seat in Zarahemla and had driven Pahoran from his rightful place as leader.
Daunted means, “to take away courage or to subdue.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 61
Coup
Daunted
Alma, Chapter 62
One meaning of pragmatic is, “using practical thought for solutions to obtain desired consequences.”
Breast-beating is an expression that means, “unnecessary and unproductive self-recriminations or accusatory charges.”
Word List, Alma, Chapter 62
Pragmatic
Breast-beating
Alma, Chapter 63
Combination can mean, “an alliance of individuals united to achieve a particular goal.” The devil’s goal is to bring eternal destruction to all mankind as he plants evil desires in hearts and teaches ways to accomplish his evil designs.
Word List, Alma, Chapter 63
Combination