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Hebrew Literature(JST)
Vocabulary List 3
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10th Grade
09/15/2010

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Fate
Definition
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune
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Incentive
Definition
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
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Mediocre
Definition
rather poor or inferior
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Reminisce
Definition
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence
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sacrifice
Definition
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
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Entreat
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to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg
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afflicted
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to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously
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kindred
Definition
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
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recompense
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to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure
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apostrophe
Definition
a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea
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Monothesim
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the belief or doctrine that there is only one God
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Polytheism
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the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods
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parpllelism
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the position or relation of parallels.
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speaker
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a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
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