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Gilgomesh-EO
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English
10th Grade
08/27/2010

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Ambition
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desire for work or activity
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archetype
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an original model or pattern
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Deluge
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a great flood of water
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Differentiate
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to make the difference in or between
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epic
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a long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero, esp one originating in oral folk tradition
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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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Ideals
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perfection or excellence
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Integrity
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honesty
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Ominous
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having the significance of
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pestilence
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a usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague
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Simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared
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Somber
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dull or dark in color.
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Speculate
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to engage in thought or reflection
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transgression
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the act or an instance of transgressing
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