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Hebrew Literature OH
Vocabulary list 3
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10th Grade
09/13/2010

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Afflicted
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to distress with mental or bodily pain
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Apostrophe
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a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea,
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Entreat
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to make an earnest request or petition
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Fate
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something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune
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Incentive
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a motivating influence
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Kindred
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a group of persons related to another
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Mediocre
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of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.
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Monotheism
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
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Parallelism
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agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel.
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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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Recompense
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to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc
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Reminisce
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to recall past experiences
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Reproach
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to find fault with (a person, group, etc; blame; censure
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Sacrifice
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the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.
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Speaker
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a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
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