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 grandparets

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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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4
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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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tax paid on products that are imported or exported form countries

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situated

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where something is located

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protruding

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going through wall or sticking out

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refuge

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a place for safety you can find

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precipice

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a monument carved form stone or steep face of hill or monument

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altitude

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the elevation a hill

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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

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initiate

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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 explained

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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
not secure or unsafe
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authentic
Real true and original
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legitmate
comforms to the rules or a child bron to both parents
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Tedious
take long and slow and dull
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motif
a recurring phase image and action
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linear narrative
if the event recount in story follow a chronological sequence
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Non-Linear narrative
Goes out of order
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Electoral College
Based on population there are 538 votes and you need 270 to win
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General election
The general election election you vote for the candidates
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Primary election
An election to choose the parties candidates
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Caucus
An election that includes questions about candidates
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Suffrage
The fight for different groups to have the right to vote
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Angle
Be opening that is formed when two lines line segments or rays intersect
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Political party
An organization that coordinates individuals as candidates in an election
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acute angle
Less than 90°
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Congruent
Having the same size and shape
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Obtuse angle
More than 90°
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Right angle
More than an acute angle
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Polygon
Is a closed flat straight sides
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Quadrilateral
Any four-sided polygon