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Ancient Literature- SSH- period 1
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English
10th Grade
09/13/2010

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Persistence(noun)
Definition
the quality of persisting; tenacity
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Significant(adajective)
Definition
having or expressig a meaning; indicative
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Coincide(verb)
Definition
to occur or exist simultaneously
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Generalization (noun)
Definition
a principle, theory, etc. with general application
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Apparent(adjective)
Definition
readily seen or understood ; evident; obvious
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Hymn(noun)
Definition
a christian sonf of praise to god or a saint
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Epithet(noun)
Definition
a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a persons name
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Dominion(noun)
Definition
rule; athority
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Replenish(verb)
Definition
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking
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Subdue(verb)
Definition
to establish ascendancy over by force
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Beguiled(verb)

Definition

to influence by trickery, flattery, etc. mislead, delude 

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Enmity(verb)
Definition
a feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism
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Terminate(verb)
Definition
to form, be, or put to an end(to) conclude
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Covenant(noun)
Definition
a binding aggreement; contract
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Subsides(verb)
Definition
to sink to a low or lower level
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Reckoning(noun)
Definition
the act of counting or calculating
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Parable(noun)
Definition
a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point
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Allegory(noun)
Definition
a poem, play, picture, etc. in which the apparent meaning of the character and event is used in symbolize a deper moral or spiritual meaning
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Alliteration(noun)
Definition
the use of the same consonant or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel, at the beginning of each word stressed syllable in a line or verse
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Assonance(noun)
Definition
the use of the same vowel sounds with different consonants or the same consonants with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line or verse
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