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ancestor

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An member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grand parents

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dimension

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a measurement of lengt, width, or thickness

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dominate

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the rule or control by strength ot power

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invincible

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not able to be defeated

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muse

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to think deeply

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paraphrase

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to use other words to explain something

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vulnerable

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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 product that are imported or exported from countries

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situated

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where somthing is located

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protruding

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going through a wall or sticking out of a wall

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refuge

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a place for safety you can find

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altituded

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the elevation of a hill or mountain

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precipice

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a monument carved from stone or a steep face of a hill or mountain

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contritely

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snobby and repentant

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evicted

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to be kicked out of a building

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initiane

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to begin or start

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detainees

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a person in custody or prison

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jurisdiction

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the power to make legal distions

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pursuant to

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in acordence of the law

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incarcerated

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to be put in prison

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promissary notes

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a financial instrument that promises payment

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inexplicable

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can’t be explanded

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indistinct

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not clear or not sharply defind

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adjacent

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close to, next to, or near

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precarious

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not secure, or unsafe

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authentic

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real, true, and origanal

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legitimate

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conforms to the law a child born to both parents lawful legal

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tedious

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takes to long is slow and dull

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motif

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a recurring phase, image, and action

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linear narrative

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if the event recount in story follow a chronological

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non-linear narritve

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the events are lold out of order of chronilogical

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electoral college

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the number of genoral votes each states get based on popultion

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primary election

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a election to choose a parties canadete

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general election

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general election is the election when you vote for a canadate of your choise

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caucus

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a caucus is a election that includes question about candidates and votes

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suffrage

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the fight for different groups to be give the right to vote

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political party

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a origination that coordinates individuals as candidates in an election

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angle

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an opening that Is formed when two lines, line segments , or rays intersect

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acute angle

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and angle whose measurement is more than 0 deagrees and less than 90 deagrees

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right angle

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an angle that forms a square corner and measure 90 degrees, is often marked with a small square

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congruent

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having the same sizes and shapes

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polygon

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a closed flat shape with straight sides

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quadrilateral

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any four-sided polygon

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vertex

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a point of an angle, polygon, or solid where two or more lines or line segment meet

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obtuse angle

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