Vocabulary test 7 Flashcards

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ancestor

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

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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

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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 paid on products that are imported

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situated

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located

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protruding

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stick 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 or the very steep face of a cliff or mountain

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contritely

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snobby or repentant

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evicted

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kicked out

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initiate

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to start something

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detainees

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a person in custody

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jurisdiction

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the power to make legal disitons

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pursuant to

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in acordents with the law

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incarcerated

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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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cannot be explaned

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indistinct

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Not clear not sharply Define

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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 unsafe

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Authentic

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Real true and original

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Legitimate

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Conforms to the rules a child born to both parents

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Tedious

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Take a long time and slow dole

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Motif

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a recurring phrase image action or idea in a novel

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linear narrative

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a story where the event fallow a chronological sequence

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Non-Linear narrative

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A story where all the events are out of order

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electoral college

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The total number of General election votes each state gets based on population

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Primary election

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An election to choose a parties candidate

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General election

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Election where you vote for a candidate of your choice

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Caucus

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A election that includes questions about candidates and votes

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suffrage

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to fight for different groups to have the right to vote

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political party

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A organization that coordinates individuals as candidates in election

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Angle

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The opening that is form went to the lines blind segment or raise intersect

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Acute angle

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That is less than 90° and more than 0°

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Obtuse angle

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A angle that is more the 90° in less than 180°

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Right angle

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A angle that is exactly 90°

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Congruent

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Having same size and shape

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Polygon

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A shape that is closed in flat

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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 to or more lines or or line segments meet

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