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Gilgomesh-OH
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English
10th Grade
08/27/2010

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Ambition
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An eager or strong desire to achieve something
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Archetype
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An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype
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Deluge
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A heavy downpour
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Differentiate
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To become distinct or specialized.
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Epic
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a long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero
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Epic Hero
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is a larger than life figure from a history or legend
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Ideals
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A conception of something in its absolute perfection
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Integrity
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Adherence to moral principles
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Ominous
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Menacing
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Pestilence
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Any epidemic outbreak of a deadly and highly infectious disease, such as the plague
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Simile
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is a research project focused on developing tools to increase the interoperability of disparate digital collections
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Somber
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Serious
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Speculate
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To meditate on a subject
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Transgression
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The exceeding of due bounds or limits
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Abyss
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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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Billet
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lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
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Hermetically
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hidden or protected from the outside world
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Insinuate
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to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods
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Interspersed
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to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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Irrevocably
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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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Notorious
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widely and unfavorably known
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Rescind
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to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
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Surreptitious
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obtained by subreption; subreptitious.
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Tumult
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violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
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Tumult
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
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apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or exitement lol.
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cynical
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bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
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disheveled
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to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
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dissipated
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to scatter in various directions; disperse.
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emaciated
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occurs when an organism loses substantial amounts of much needed fat and often muscle tissue.
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excruciating
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extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing.
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grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain.
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harangued
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a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack.
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imprudent
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not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious.
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lucidity
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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poignant
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sharply distressing or painful to the feelings .
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sabotage
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any underhand interference with production.
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untenable
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incapable of being defended, as an argument.
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wizened
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to wither; shrivel; dry up.
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