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Ancient Writing TDB
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10th Grade
09/07/2010

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Persistence
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(noun)the act or fact of persisting
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significant
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(adj)important; of consequence
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coincide
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(verb)to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position
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generalization
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(noun)the act or process of generalizing
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apparent
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(adj)readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible
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hymn
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(noun)a song or ode in praise or honor of god, a deity, a nation, etc.
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epithet
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(noun)any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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dominion
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(noun)the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
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replenish
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(verb)to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc
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subdue
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(verb)to conquer and bring into subjection
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beguiled
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(verb)to influence by trickery, flattery, etc
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enmity
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(noun)a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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terminate
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(verb)to bring to an end; put an end to
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covenant
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(noun)an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified
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subsides
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(verb)to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
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(noun)count; computation; calculation
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parable
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(noun)a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
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allegory
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(noun)a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms
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alliteration
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(noun)the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration)
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assonance
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(noun)resemblance of sounds.
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