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7th - 9th Grade: Vocab Words to Remember Flashcards

1
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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

A

Impeachment

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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

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Tenant

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What is the legal term that refers to one who is accused or sued in a court of law?

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Defendant

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4
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What economics term means the degree to which changes in price results in changes in supply or demand for goods and services?

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Elasticity

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5
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What is the expanded version of the word “deli”?

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Delicatessen

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What is the expanded version of the word coed?

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Coeducational

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7
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What is the expanded version of the word “lunch”?

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Luncheon

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What is the expanded version of the word “condo”?

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Condominium

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9
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What seven letter word beginning with an “E” refers to a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods?

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Embargo

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10
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What is the legal term for the decision of “guilty” or “not guilty” by a judge or a jury

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Verdict

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What is the legal term for the release from prison before one’s sentence is finished

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Parole

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What is the legal term for persons selected to hear evidence and render a decision

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Jury

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13
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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?

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Homeland Security

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14
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In the U.S.S. Arizona, what Unitdoes U.S.S. stand for?

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United States Ship

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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?

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Interest

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16
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Graphology is the study of what?

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Handwriting

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17
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What is the name of an individual that parks cars for patrons at a hotel or restaurant?

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Valet (pronounced Val-lay)

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18
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What royal house was King Henry VIII?

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Tudor

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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

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Zenith

20
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What name is given to information designed to affect public opinion, often to promote or attack a movement, person or cause?

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Propaganda

21
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What is the term for a series of columns which hold up a roof or beam?

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Colonnade

22
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What is the term for one of the unusually large number of persons born roughly between 1945 - 1965

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Baby Boomers

23
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Starts with a “B” the act of breaking into a dwelling with intent to commit a felony

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Burglary

24
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Starts with an “A” an ancient counting device

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Abacus

25
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What day of the week is referred to as “sabado” in Spanish?

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Saturday

26
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What is the branch of the U.S. Treasury Department whose work includes the protection of the President

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Secret Service

27
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What is the meaning of M-A-R as used in the word “marine”

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Sea

28
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What is the meaning of the root word T-H-E-O as used in the word “monotheism”

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God

29
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What is the name of the executive department responsible for conducting the census?

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Department of Commerce

30
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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?

A

Serf

31
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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?

A

Checks and Balances

32
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What is the name of the ancient Chinese puzzle that has seven pieces that fit together to form one large square?

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Tangram

33
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What organization, with the initials AKC, registers over one million pedigreed dogs each year?

A

American Kennel Club

34
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Everyone has USB ports. What does USB stand for?

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Universal Serial Bus

35
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What is a one-hundred year celebration called?

A

Centennial

36
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What does a lexicographer write, compile or edit?

A

Dictionary

37
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What professional sport is the Calder Trophy given to the rookie of the year?

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Hockey

38
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What is the name of the small instrument sometimes called the “mouth organ”

A

Harmonica

39
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What is the name of the branch of philosophy that deals with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation?

A

Ethics

40
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What term refers to words intended to stimulate one’s memory, such as using Roy G. Biv to remember the colors of the rainbow?

A

Mnemonic Device

41
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What legal term refers to a crime that is less serious than a felony

A

Misdemeanor

42
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This Act, passed in 1917, requires all men of certain ages to register for the draft?

A

Selective Service Act

43
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What name is given to an art medium in which paint is applied to a wall spread with wet plaster?

A

Fresco

44
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Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial?

A

6th

45
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This term refers to refers to a member of the demographically large generation born between the end of WWII and the mid-1960s.

A

Baby Boomers

46
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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

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Generation X or Gen-X

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