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Hebrew literature --JLC
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
neither good nor bad
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reminisce
Definition
to recall past experiences, events, etc
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sacrifice
Definition
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage
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entreat
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to ask (a person) earnestly
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afflicted
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trouble greatly or grievously
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kindred
Definition
a person's relatives collectively
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recompense
Definition
to repay
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with
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apostrophe
Definition
to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word
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monotheism
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
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polytheism
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the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods
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parallelism
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the position or relation of parallels
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speaker
Definition
a person who speaks
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