Test 6 Flashcards

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ancestor

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a member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grandparents

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dimension

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a measurement of length, width and thickness

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3
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invincible

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not able to be defeated

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4
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muse

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to think deeply; ponder consider or reflect on

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5
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paraphrase

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to use words to explain something faster than usual

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vulnersable

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capable of being harmed or injured based on situation

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tariff

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a tax paid on produxt that are imported or exported from another country

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situated

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located

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protruding

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sticks out

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refuge

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A safe or trusted place; someone you can trust

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altitude

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elevation

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precipice

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a monument carved from stone, the very steep face of a cliff or mountain

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contritely

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snobby, repentan

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14
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evited

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kick out

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15
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intiate

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to begin or start

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detainees

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a prisioner

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17
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jurisdiction

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the power to make legal desions

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pursuant to

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an agreement on desions with the law

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dominate

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to or control by strength or power

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incarcerated

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put in prison

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promissory notes

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a financial instrument that promises payment

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inexplicable

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can’t be explained

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indistinct

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not clear, not sharply fefined

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adjacent

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closed to, next to or naboring

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precarious

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unsafe

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authentic

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real true and origanal

27
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legitimate

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conrms to rules, a child born to both parent, not legal

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tedious

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takes too long , slow , dull

29
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motif

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recurring phrase, image, action, or idea in a novel

30
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linear narritave

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were the events recounted in the story follow in a order

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non-linear narrative

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were the even are told out of order

32
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electoral college

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total number of general votes each state gets base on population ( 538 total votes) ( 270 to win)

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primary electon

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an election to choose a party’s canadate

34
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general election

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vote for presidential canadate of your choice

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cauces

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an election that includes questions about canadates and vote dering primary (IOWA)

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suffrage

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the fight for different groups to have the right to vote
(Black suffrage, wowen suffrage, Indian suffrage)

37
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political party

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an organization that coordinates individuals as candidates ( in a election)

38
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angle

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the opening that is formed when two lines segments, or rays intersect

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obtuse angle

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an angle whose measer is more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees

39
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acute angle

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an angle whose measer is more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degree

40
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right angle

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an angle that formes a squaure corner and measers 90 degrees

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congruent

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having the same size and shape

42
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polygon

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a closed flat shape with straight sides

43
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quadrilateral

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any four sided polygon

44
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vertex

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(plural form vertices)
a point of an angle, polygon or solid where two or more line or line segments meet.