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English
10th Grade
09/13/2010

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Fate
Definition
something that unavoidably befalls a person;fortune; lot
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Incentive
Definition
something that incities 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 offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material posession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage
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Entreat
Definition
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg
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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 (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
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Monotheism
Definition
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
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Polytheism
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the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods
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Parallelism
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the position or relation of parallels
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Speaker
Definition
a person speaking or a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator
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