WSC - Social studies UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Palmistry The practice of reading lines, mounts, and shapes on a person's palm to
predict their future and personality traits
2. Physiognomy The interpretation of someone's facial features and expressions to deter-
mine their character and fate
3. Ceromancy A form of divination that involves interpreting shapes formed by melted wax
dropped into water
4. Tasseography Reading tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments from a cup
5. Cartomancy using cards (tarot or playing) to predict someone's fate
6. Fortune teller General term; someone who predicts the future with various methods
7. Oracle A person who provides prophetic predictions or messages usually from a
divine source
8. Soothsayer Someone who claims to see the future, often with the help of omens or
supernatural signs
9. Shaman A spiritual leader who enters altered states to communicate with spirits gain
insights into the past, present, or future.
10. Witch A person believed to have magical powers using spells, potions, and divina-
tion tools
11. Clairvoyant Someone who claims to see events beyond normal human sensory percep-
tion
12. Ifa Yoruba system from West Africa; uses a sacred oracle and palm nuts to reveal
destiny
13. Jyotish Hindu astrologer; predictions by studying plantary positions and move-
ments
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1. Palmistry The practice of reading lines, mounts, and shapes on a person's palm to
predict their future and personality traits
2. Physiognomy The interpretation of someone's facial features and expressions to deter-
mine their character and fate
3. Ceromancy A form of divination that involves interpreting shapes formed by melted wax
dropped into water
4. Tasseography Reading tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments from a cup
5. Cartomancy using cards (tarot or playing) to predict someone's fate
6. Fortune teller General term; someone who predicts the future with various methods
7. Oracle A person who provides prophetic predictions or messages usually from a
divine source
8. Soothsayer Someone who claims to see the future, often with the help of omens or
supernatural signs
9. Shaman A spiritual leader who enters altered states to communicate with spirits gain
insights into the past, present, or future.
10. Witch A person believed to have magical powers using spells, potions, and divina-
tion tools
11. Clairvoyant Someone who claims to see events beyond normal human sensory percep-
tion
12. Ifa Yoruba system from West Africa; uses a sacred oracle and palm nuts to reveal
destiny
13. Jyotish Hindu astrologer; predictions by studying plantary positions and move-
ments
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