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Ancient Literature BTB&SSN4
VL7
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English
10th Grade
04/26/2011

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Term
somber
Definition
adj.
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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ominous
Definition
adj.
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening;
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deluge
Definition
n.
a great flood of water
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transgression
Definition
n.
violation of a law or command.
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pestilence
Definition
n.
something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
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epithet
Definition
n.
a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.
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monotheism
Definition
n.
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
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polytheism
Definition
n.
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods
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