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Vocabulary, Unit 4
vocab. and root words
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8th Grade
01/05/2012
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sanct
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holy
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dei
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god
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the
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god
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cast, chast
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pure
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sanctum
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a private place; a retreat
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sanctify
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to make holy
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sanctions
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something that forces obedience with a law or rule
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sanctuary
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a place of protection
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deity
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a god; a divine being
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deify
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to make into a god; to treat like a god
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pantheon
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a group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods
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polytheistic
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having several gods or deities
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monotheism
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worship of or belief in only one god
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castigate
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to criticize; to condemn
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chastened
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made less proud; humbled
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chastise
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to punish verbally; to scold
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