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10th Grade
08/27/2010

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Persistence (noun)
Definition
the quality of Persisting; tenacity
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Significant (adjective)
Definition
having or expressing a meaning; indicative
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Coincide (verb)
Definition
to occur or exist simultaneously
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Generalization (noun)
Definition
a principle, theory, etc., with general applications
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Apparent (adjective)
Definition
readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
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Hymn (noun)
Definition
a christian song of praise to GOD or a saint
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Epithet (noun)
Definition
a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a persons name
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Dominion (noun)
Definition
rule; athority
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Replenish(verb)
Definition
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking
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Subdue (verb)
Definition
to establish ascendancy over by force
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Beguiled (verb)
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc., mislead, delude
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Enmity (noun)
Definition
a feeling of hostility or ill, as between enemies; antagonism
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Terminate (verb)
Definition
to form, be, or put an and(to); conclude
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Covenant (noun)
Definition
a binding agreement; contract
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Subsides (verb)
Definition
to sink to low or lower level
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Reckoning (noun)
Definition
to act of counting or calculating
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Parable (noun)
Definition
a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point
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Allegory (noun)
Definition
a poem, play, picture, etc., in which the apparent meaning of the character and event is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning
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Alliteration (noun)
Definition
the use of the some consonant or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel, at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllable in a line or verse
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Assonance (noun)
Definition
the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line or verse
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