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vocabulary list 2
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10th Grade
09/07/2010

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significant
Definition
important; of consequence.
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persistence
Definition
the act or fact of presisting.
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coincide
Definition
to occupy the same place in space,the same point or period in time, or the same relative position.
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generalization
Definition
the act or process of generalizing.
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apparent
Definition
readily seen.
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hymn
Definition
a song or ode in praise or honor of god, a deity, a nation, etc.
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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
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replenish
Definition
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up
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subdue
Definition
to conquer and bring into subjection
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery
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enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility
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terminate
Definition
to bring to an end.
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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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subsides
Definition
to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
Definition
count
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parable
Definition
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth
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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 stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
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assonance
Definition
ressemblance of sounds
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