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VL7 JRS 4
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10th Grade
04/26/2011
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Somber(adj.)
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Gloomy, depressing, or dismal.
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Ominous(adj.)
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Portending evil or harm.
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Deluge(n.)
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Anything that overwhelms like a flood.
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Transgression(n.)
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Violation of a law, command, etc.
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Pestilence(n.)
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Something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
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Epithet(n.)
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A word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.
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Monotheism(n.)
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The doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
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Polytheism(n.)
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The doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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Apostrophe(n.)
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A digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
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Dominion(n.)
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The power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
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Replenish(v.)
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To make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.
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Subdue(v.)
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To overpower by superior force; overcome.
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Beguiled(v.)
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To influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
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Enmity(n.)
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A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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Terminate(v.)
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To bring to an end; put an end to.
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Covenant(n.)
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An agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
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Subsided(v.)
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To become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate.
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Reckoning(n.)
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Count; computation; calculation.
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Narrative(n.)
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A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
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Entreat(v.)
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To ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
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Afflicted(v.)
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To distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.
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Kindred(n.)
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A person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
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Recompense(v.)
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To repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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Sufficed(v.)
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To be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
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Reproach(v.)
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To find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
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