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| the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words |
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| use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" |
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| fable: a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
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| A parable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. It differs from a fable in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of analogy |
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| calculation: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
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| To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees; To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink; To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be [calmed]; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate |
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| Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return |
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| end: bring to an end or halt; |
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| The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition; A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity |
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| filled with wonder and delight |
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| To overcome, quieten, or bring under control; To bring (a country) under control by force |
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| fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" |
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| one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth |
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| A term used to characterize a person or thing; A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person; An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase; A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. ... |
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| a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation |
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| clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
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| reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
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| continuity: the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
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