vocab test 7 Flashcards

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Ancestor

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a member of your family who lived a long time ago

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dimension

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a measurement of length width or thickness

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Dominate

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To rule or control by strength or 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 consider, ponder

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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

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Tariff

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A tax payed on products that are imported or exported

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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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Safety

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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 cliff or mountain

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14
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contritely

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snobby

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15
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Evicted

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Sent out

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initiate

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begin or start

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Detainees

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A person in a custody, prisoner

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Jurisdiction

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The power to make legal decisions

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Pursuant to

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An argument with the law

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Incarcerated

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Put in prison

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Promissory notes

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Financial instrument that promises money

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Inexplicable

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Cannot be explained

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Indistinct

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Not clear not sharply to be defined

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Adjacent

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Next to or near

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Precarious
Safe not secure / shaking
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Authentic
Real/True / original
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Legitimate
Conforms to the rules lawful or legal
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Tedious
Takes too long slow and dull
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Motif
A recurring phrase / image/Action or idea in a novel
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Linear narrative
A story where the events wreak are recounted in the story
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Non linear narrative
A story where the events are out of sequence
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Electoral College
The total number of General election votes off each state gets based on the population 535 votes 270 to win
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Primary election
An election to choose a party's candidate
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General election
The vote for the presidential candidate of your choice
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Caucus
An election that includes questions about candidates and votes
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Suffrage
The fight for different groups to have the right to vote black/women/native American suffrage
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Political party
Organization that coordinates individuals and candidates in an election
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Angle
The opening that Is formed in two lines / line segments intersect
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Acute angle
Angle who's measurements are more than 0 and less than 90
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Obtuse angle
Measurements more than less than 180
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Right angle
Angle that forms a perfect square and measures 90 marked with a square
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Congruent
Having the same size or shape
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Polygon
Close flat shape with straight sides
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Quadrilateral
Four sided polygon
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