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English
10th Grade
11/07/2007

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Term
patrimony
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noun; estate inherited from ones ancestors

 

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simony
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noun; thebuying or selling ofa church office
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barrators
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noun; one who buys or sells an office in church or state
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usury
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noun; the lending of money with an interest charge
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fissure
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noun; a seperation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint
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vehemence
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adj; one who is marked by forceful energy
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maledictions
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noun; curse
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forage
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noun; the act of gathering food by animals
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mattock
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noun; a digging or grubbing tool similiar to an axe
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contemptile
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adj; worthy of being content
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