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Hebrew Literature-ams2.
Vocabulary List 3.
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10th Grade
09/13/2010

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Term
fate
Definition
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune.
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incentive
Definition
action; stimulating; provocative.
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mediocre
Definition
of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.
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reminisce
Definition
to recall past experiences; events.
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sacrifice
Definition
the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.
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entreat
Definition
to ask earnestly for.
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afflicted
Definition
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or greviously.
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kindred
Definition
relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.
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recompense
Definition
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with; blame; censure.
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apostrophe
Definition
the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word.
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monotheism
Definition
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
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polytheism
Definition
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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parallelism
Definition
agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
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speaker
Definition
a person who lectures formally before an audience.
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