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Ancient Writing J.L.T
Vocabulary List 2
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10th Grade
09/07/2010

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assonance
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partial agreement or correspondence
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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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allegory
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a symbolic narrative: the allegory Piers Plowman
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parable
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a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison
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reckoning
Definition
the settlement of accounts, as between two companies
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subsides
Definition
to sink to a low or lower level
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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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terminate
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to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract
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enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antoganism
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beguiled
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to influence by flattery, trickery, etc
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subdue
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to conquer and bring into subjection
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replenish
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to make full or complete again, by supplying what is lacked, used up
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dominion
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the power or right of governing or controlling
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epithet
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a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or comtempt
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hymn
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a song or ode in praise or honor of God
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apperant
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readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visable
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generalization
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the act or process of generalizing
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coincide
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to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion
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significant
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important; or consequence
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persistence
Definition
continued existence or occurrence
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