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Gilgamesh
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10th Grade
08/26/2010

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ambition
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achievement energized
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deluge
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a drenching downpour
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simile
Definition
comparison between two unrelated things that uses "like" or "as" to make the analogy
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speculate
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to engage in thought or reflection; meditate
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speculate
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to engage in thought or chance
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integrity
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adherence to moral and ethical purposes; soundness of moral characters; honesty
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ominous
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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening
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differentiate
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to form nor mark differently from other such things; distinguish
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ideals
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a conception of something in its perfectionn
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epic
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noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
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epic hero
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a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation
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