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Ancient Literature 3rd LAW
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English
10th Grade
04/26/2011

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Term
somber
Definition
–adjective
1.
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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ominous
Definition
–adjective
1.
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious.
Term
deluge
Definition
–noun
1.
a great flood of water.
Term
transgression
Definition
–noun
violation of a law, command
Term
pestilence
Definition
–noun
1.
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
Term
epithet
Definition
–noun
1.
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality.
Term
monotheism
Definition
–noun
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
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polytheism
Definition
–noun
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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apostrophe
Definition
–noun Rhetoric .
a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
Term
dominion
Definition
–noun
1.
the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
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replenish
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1.
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up.
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subdue
Definition
verb (used with object), -dued, -du·ing.
1.
to conquer and bring into subjection.
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beguiled
Definition
–verb (used with object), -guiled, -guil·ing.
1.
to influence by trickery, flattery.
Term
enmity
Definition
–noun, plural -ties.
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred.
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terminate
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1.
to bring to an end; put an end to.
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covenant
Definition
–noun
1.
an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
Term
subsided
Definition
–verb (used without object), -sid·ed, -sid·ing.
1.
to sink to a low or lower level.
Term
reckoning
Definition
–noun
1.
count; computation; calculation.
Term
narrative
Definition
–noun
1.
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
Term
entreat
Definition
verb (used with object)
1.
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
Term
afflicted
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1.
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.
Term
kindred
Definition
–noun
1.
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
Term
recompense
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1.
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
Term
sufficed
Definition
–verb (used without object)
1.
to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
Term
reproach
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1.
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
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