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Ancient Writings-ams.
Vocabulary List 2.
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English
10th Grade
09/07/2010

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hymn
Definition
something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something.
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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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dominion
Definition
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 int o subjection.
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.
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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 somehting specified.
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subsides
Definition
to sink to a low or lower level.
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reckoning
Definition
count; computation; calculation.
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persistence
Definition
continued existence or occurance.
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significant
Definition
having or expressing a meaning.
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coincide
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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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a result of this process; idea, or principle.
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apparent
Definition
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible.
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parable
Definition
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
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allegory
Definition
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms.
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alliteration
Definition
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
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assonance
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rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence.
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