7th - 9th Grade: Vocab Words to Remember Flashcards
This term is the formal accusation of serious misconduct against a government official, Give the name for this process which was brought against presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
Impeachment
Give the word beginning with a “T” that refers to a person who occupies another person’s house, apartment, room, etc. in exchange for rent
Tenant
What is the legal term that refers to one who is accused or sued in a court of law?
Defendant
What economics term means the degree to which changes in price results in changes in supply or demand for goods and services?
Elasticity
What is the expanded version of the word “deli”?
Delicatessen
What is the expanded version of the word coed?
Coeducational
What is the expanded version of the word “lunch”?
Luncheon
What is the expanded version of the word “condo”?
Condominium
What seven letter word beginning with an “E” refers to a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods?
Embargo
What is the legal term for the decision of “guilty” or “not guilty” by a judge or a jury
Verdict
What is the legal term for the release from prison before one’s sentence is finished
Parole
What is the legal term for persons selected to hear evidence and render a decision
Jury
What is the name of the executive department of the U/S/ federal government that has a mission to protect U.S. citizens and property from terrorist assaults?
Homeland Security
In the U.S.S. Arizona, what Unitdoes U.S.S. stand for?
United States Ship
What term refers to money that is paid for the use of someone’s else’s money, such as when an individual borrows money from the bank?
Interest
Graphology is the study of what?
Handwriting
What is the name of an individual that parks cars for patrons at a hotel or restaurant?
Valet (pronounced Val-lay)
What royal house was King Henry VIII?
Tudor
This word comes from an Arabic word meaning “over the head.” Give this term for the point in the sky that is directly over the head of the observer
Zenith
What name is given to information designed to affect public opinion, often to promote or attack a movement, person or cause?
Propaganda
What is the term for a series of columns which hold up a roof or beam?
Colonnade
What is the term for one of the unusually large number of persons born roughly between 1945 - 1965
Baby Boomers
Starts with a “B” the act of breaking into a dwelling with intent to commit a felony
Burglary
Starts with an “A” an ancient counting device
Abacus
What day of the week is referred to as “sabado” in Spanish?
Saturday
What is the branch of the U.S. Treasury Department whose work includes the protection of the President
Secret Service
What is the meaning of M-A-R as used in the word “marine”
Sea
What is the meaning of the root word T-H-E-O as used in the word “monotheism”
God
What is the name of the executive department responsible for conducting the census?
Department of Commerce
What term referred to a member of the lowest feudal class, who was required to perform labor in return for certain legal or customary rights?
Serf
What is the name of the system that the founders of the United States build into our governing structure to guarantee the separation of powers?
Checks and Balances
What is the name of the ancient Chinese puzzle that has seven pieces that fit together to form one large square?
Tangram
What organization, with the initials AKC, registers over one million pedigreed dogs each year?
American Kennel Club
Everyone has USB ports. What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
What is a one-hundred year celebration called?
Centennial
What does a lexicographer write, compile or edit?
Dictionary
What professional sport is the Calder Trophy given to the rookie of the year?
Hockey
What is the name of the small instrument sometimes called the “mouth organ”
Harmonica
What is the name of the branch of philosophy that deals with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation?
Ethics
What term refers to words intended to stimulate one’s memory, such as using Roy G. Biv to remember the colors of the rainbow?
Mnemonic Device
What legal term refers to a crime that is less serious than a felony
Misdemeanor
This Act, passed in 1917, requires all men of certain ages to register for the draft?
Selective Service Act
What name is given to an art medium in which paint is applied to a wall spread with wet plaster?
Fresco
Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial?
6th
This term refers to refers to a member of the demographically large generation born between the end of WWII and the mid-1960s.
Baby Boomers
This term is typically used to describe the generation of Americans born between 1965 and 1980, although some sources used slightly different ranges. It has sometimes been called the “middle child” generation, as it follows the well-known baby boomer generation and precedes the millennial generation
Generation X or Gen-X
