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Hebrew Literature
Vocabulary list 3
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10th Grade
09/13/2010

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fate
Definition
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune
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incentive
Definition
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
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mediocre
Definition
of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.
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reminisce
Definition
to recall past experiences, events, etc
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sacrifice
Definition
the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim
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entreat
Definition
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy.
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afflicted
Definition
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously
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kindred
Definition
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
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recompense
Definition
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
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apostrophe
Definition
the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's.
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monotheism
Definition
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
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monotheism
Definition
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
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polytheism
Definition
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods
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parallelism
Definition
the position or relation of parallels.
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speaker
Definition
a person who speaks
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