Unit 2: Novel Study: The Alchemist, Pages 89–171

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  1. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  2. genie
    (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
  3. vision
    a vivid mental image
  4. advance
    situated ahead or going before
  5. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  6. passage
    a way through which someone or something may go
  7. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
  8. meditation
    contemplation of spiritual matters
  9. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  10. demonstrate
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  11. command
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  12. symphony
    a long and complex sonata for an orchestra
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