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Ancient Literature TE AJA
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English
10th Grade
04/26/2011

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somber
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dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color
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ominous
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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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deluge
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a great flood of water; inundation; flood
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transgression
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an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin
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pestilence
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something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil
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epithet
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a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”
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monotheism
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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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apostrophe
Definition
the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols
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dominion
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the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority
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replenish
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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 overpower by superior force; overcome.
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beguiled
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
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enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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terminate
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to bring to an end; put an end to
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covenant
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an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
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subsided
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to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
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to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount
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narrative
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an account, report, or story, as of events, experiences
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entreat
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to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore
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afflicted
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to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously
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kindred
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a person's relatives collectively
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recompense
Definition
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid
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sufficed
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to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes
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reproach
Definition
to be a cause of blame or discredit to
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