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List 2 Ancient Writings -Shaleshia
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10th Grade
09/07/2010

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persistence
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continued existence or occurrence
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significant
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important; of consequence
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coincide
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to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion
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generalization
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a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle
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apparent
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readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible
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hymn
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a song or ode in praise or honor of god, a deity, a nation, etc
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epithet
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any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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dominion
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rule; control; domination
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replenish
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to fill again or anew
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subdue
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to overpower by superior force; overcome
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beguiled
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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enmity
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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terminate
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to bring to an end; put an end to
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covenant
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an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified
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subside
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to sink to a low or lower level
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reckoning
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an accounting, as for things received or done
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parable
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a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
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allegory
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
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alliteration
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the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
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assonance
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resemblance of sounds
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