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10th Grade
09/08/2010

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persistence
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the act or fact of persisting.
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significant
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important; of consequence.
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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
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the act or process of generalizing
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apparent
Definition
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible
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hymn
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a song or ode in praise or honor of god, a deity, a nation, etc.
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epithet
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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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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
Definition
to conquer and bring into subjection
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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: to terminate a contract
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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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subsides
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to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
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count; computation; calculation
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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
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
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alliteration
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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
Definition
resemblance of sounds.
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