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vocabulary list 2
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English
10th Grade
09/07/2010

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Persistence
Definition
The continuence of an effect after its cause is removed, Continued exsisting or occurence
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Significant
Definition
Of or pertaing to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systamatic
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concide
Definition
to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion
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Generalization
Definition
a proposition asserting something to be true either of all members of a certain class or of an indefinite part of that class.
b. the process of obtaining such propositions
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apparent
Definition
capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all.
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hymn
Definition
something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something.
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epithet
Definition
nickname, sobriquet, designation, appellation. 3. curse, insult, abuse, expletive, obscenity
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dominion
Definition
the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority
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reptenish
Definition
to fill again or anew
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subdue
Definition
to overpower by superior force; overcome
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
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enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
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enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
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terminate
Definition
to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of.
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covenant
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the conditional promises made to humanity by god, as revealed in Scripture
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subsides
Definition
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
Definition
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter,
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assonance
Definition
partial agreement or correspondence
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