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Ancient Writings
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10th Grade
09/07/2010

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persistence
Definition
a quality of persisting; tenacity
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significant
Definition
having ir expressing meaning; indicative
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coincide
Definition
to ocur or exist simultaneously
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generalization
Definition
a principle, theory, etc, with general application
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apparent
Definition
readily seen or understood; evident; obviuos
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hymn
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a christain song or praise sung to God or a siant
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epithet
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a desciptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a persons name
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dominion
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rule; athority
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replenish
Definition
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking
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subdue
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to establish ascendency over my force
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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 if hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism
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terminate
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to form, be, or  out to an end
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covenant
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a binding agreement contract
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subside
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to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
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the act of counting or calculating
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parable
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a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point
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allegory
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a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning
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alliteration
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the use of the same consonant or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel
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assonance
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the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse.
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