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hebrew literature EI period 1
vocabulary list 3
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10th Grade
09/13/2010

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fate
Definition
something that unavoidably befalls a person
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incentive
Definition
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort
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mediocre
Definition
rather poor or inferior
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reminisce
Definition
to recall past experiences, events
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sacrifice
Definition
the person, animal, or thing so offered
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entreat
Definition
to ask earnestly for (something)
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afflicted
Definition
to distress with mental or bodily pain
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kindred
Definition
a person's relatives collectively
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recompense
Definition
to make compensation for something
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reproach
Definition
to be a cause of blame or discredit to
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apostrophe
Definition
a digression in the form of an address to someone not present
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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 speaks
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