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Greek and roman literature terms
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10th Grade
09/01/2010

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Ambition
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strong desire for success
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differentiate
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to serve to distinguish between
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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; honesty

 

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speculate
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to conjecture without knowing the complete facts
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Deluge
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A great flood of water
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Ominous
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Foreboding evil
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Pestilence
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Any epicemdic outbreak of a deadly and highly infectious disease, such as the plague
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Somber
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dismal; melancholy: a somber mood
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Transgression
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A breeech of a law, etc; sin or crime
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Archetype
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Aperfect of typical specimen
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Epic
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A long narritive poem
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Epic Hero
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a long narritive poem with a hero
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Simile
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compare metaphor a figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another of a different category, usually introduce by "like" or "as"
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