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

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persistence
Definition
continued existence or occurrence
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significant
Definition
having or expressing a meaning
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coincide
Definition
to correspond exactly, as in nature, character
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generalization
Definition
a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle.
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apparent
Definition
capable of being easily perceived or understood
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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
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a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility
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dominion
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a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway
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replenish
Definition
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up
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subdue
Definition
to overpower by superior force
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beguiled
Definition
to take away from by cheating or deceiving
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enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility
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terminate
Definition
to bring to an end
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covenant
Definition
an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified
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subsides
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to become quiet, less active, or less violent
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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 statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like
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allrgory
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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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