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Ancient Literature NL 3
VL7
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English
10th Grade
04/26/2011

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somber
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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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ominous
Definition
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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deluge
Definition
a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
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transgression
Definition
violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
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pestilence
Definition
-a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
-something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil
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epithet
Definition
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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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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apostrophe (not the punctuation)
Definition
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?”
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dominion
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the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
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replenish
Definition
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc
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subdue
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to conquer and bring into subjection
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
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enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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terminate
Definition
to bring to an end; put an end to
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covenant
Definition
an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
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subsided
Definition
to sink to a low or lower level.
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reckoning
Definition
the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
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narrative
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-a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
-consisting of or being a narrative
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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.
-associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.
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recompense
Definition
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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sufficed
Definition
to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
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