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Ancient Literrature and TMII
Greek and Roman Literary Terms
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10th Grade
08/27/2010

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Persistence
Definition

1. The act of persisting

2. The state or quality of being persistence

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Significant
Definition
Having or expressing a meaning
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Coincide
Definition
To occupy the same relative position or the same area
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Generalization
Definition

1. The act or an instance of generalizing

2.  A principle, statement, or idea having general application

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Apparent
Definition
Readily seen; visible
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Hymn
Definition
A song of praise or thanksgiving to god or a deity
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Epithet
Definition
a term used to characterize a person or thing
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Dominion
Definition

1. control or the exerise of control

2.  A territory or sphere of influence or control

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Replenish
Definition
to fill or make complete again
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Subdue
Definition
To conquer and subjugate; vanquish
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Beguiled
Definition
To deceive by guile; delude
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Enmity
Definition
Deep-seated, often mutual hatred
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Terminate
Definition
To bring to an end or halt
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Covenant
Definition
A binding agreement; a compact
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Subsides
Definition
 To sink to a lower or normal level
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Reckoning
Definition
The act of counting or computing
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Parable
Definition
A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson
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Allegory
Definition
 a poem, play, picture, etc., in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables,
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Assonance
Definition
Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in
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