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Vocab list 5 HLO 3RD
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English
10th Grade
04/05/2011

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elegy
Definition
a formal poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something that is lost.
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Figures of speech
Definition
an expressive use of language.
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antithesis
Definition
the direct opposite
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Koran
Definition
the sacred text of Islam
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sermon
Definition
any serious speech,discourse,based on a text scripture
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a frame story
Definition
a story within a story
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moral
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of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong
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invoking
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used as;calling upon.
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prodigious
Definition
very large,huge.
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inverted
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used as;turned upside down.
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adjured
Definition
commanded as under oath
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resolutely
Definition
firmly resolved or determined
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perfidious
Definition
wicked;unfaithful
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immortalize
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memorlize
Definition
to commemorate.
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mosque
Definition
a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
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islam
Definition
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
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Muslim
Definition
of or pertaining to the religion law
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Timbuktu
Definition
a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River
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Renaissance
Definition
the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
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pious
Definition
someone who practices their religion faithfully or seriously
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ancestors
Definition
a person from who one is descended
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manuscript
Definition
the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
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intellectualism
Definition
devotion to intellectual pursuits.
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hub
Definition
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
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convene
Definition
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
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meteor
Definition
any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed.
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lament
Definition
to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
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prolific
Definition
producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
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