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vocab test 7 Flashcards

1
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Ancestor

A

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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3
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Dominate

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To rule or control by strength or power

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4
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Invincible

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Not able to be defeated

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5
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Muse

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To think deeply consider, ponder

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6
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Paraphrase

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To use other words to explain something

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7
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Vulnerable

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capable of being harmed or injured

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8
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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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11
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Refuge

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Safety

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12
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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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16
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initiate

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begin or start

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17
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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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19
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Pursuant to

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An argument with the law

20
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Incarcerated

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Put in prison

21
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Promissory notes

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Financial instrument that promises money

22
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Inexplicable

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Cannot be explained

23
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Indistinct

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Not clear not sharply to be defined

24
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Adjacent

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Next to or near

25
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Precarious

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Safe not secure / shaking

26
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Authentic

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Real/True / original

27
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Legitimate

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Conforms to the rules lawful or legal

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Tedious

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Takes too long slow and dull

29
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Motif

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A recurring phrase / image/Action or idea in a novel

30
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Linear narrative

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A story where the events wreak are recounted in the story

31
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Non linear narrative

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A story where the events are out of sequence

32
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Electoral College

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The total number of General election votes off each state gets based on the population 535 votes 270 to win

33
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Primary election

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An election to choose a party’s candidate

34
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General election

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The vote for the presidential candidate of your choice

35
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Caucus

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An election that includes questions about candidates and votes

36
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Suffrage

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The fight for different groups to have the right to vote black/women/native American suffrage

37
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Political party

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Organization that coordinates individuals and candidates in an election

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Angle

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The opening that Is formed in two lines / line segments intersect

39
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Acute angle

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Angle who’s measurements are more than 0 and less than 90

40
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Obtuse angle

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Measurements more than less than 180

41
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Right angle

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Angle that forms a perfect square and measures 90 marked with a square

42
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Congruent

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Having the same size or shape

43
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Polygon

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Close flat shape with straight sides

44
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Quadrilateral

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Four sided polygon

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