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vocabulary 8/ English 3
Tommy Boone
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English
11th Grade
02/10/2016

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Term

Betrothed

(adj)(n)

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Definition

1. Engaged to be married

2. A person to who one is engaged to be married

 

Kings and Queen betrothed their children to be married at a very young age.

Term

Blasphemy

(n)

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Definition

1. An act or statement that shows disrspect or irreverence toward something considered sacred.

 

The KKK comited blasphemy in the sense of them burning a cross.

Term

Cadence

(n)

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Definition

1. A rthythm marked by a regular beat

2. The rising and falling of the voice in human speech

 

A person has to learn cadence when he or she wants to be a professional singer.

Term

Canon

(n)

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Definition

1. A rule or principle that provides the norm for judgement

2. The works of a writer accepted as authentic

 

The Bill of Rights was composed by many people but was a canon document.

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