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 grandparents

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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, or reflect on)

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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 products that are imported or exported (products from another country)

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Situated

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how an object is located

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Prodtruding

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sticks out

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Refuge

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to have safety

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Altitude

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to get her half elevation or height

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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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It can be snobby or repentant

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Evicted

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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 a prisoner

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Jurisdiction

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The power to make legal decisions, to have legal power

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Pursuant to

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In accordance to the law

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Incarcerated

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put in prison

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Promissory notes

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A financial instrument that promises payment. ( they usually grow and worth)

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Inexplicable

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Cannot be explained

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Indistinct

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Something that is undefined (not clear)

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Ajacent

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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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it confirms the rules / a child born to both parents /

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Tedious

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takes to long, slow, and dull

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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 events follow a chronological sequence

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Non-linear narrative

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a story where the events are out of order

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Electoral college

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The total number of general election of votes each state gets based on population (there are 500 votes total)

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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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The election vote for the presidential candidate of your choice

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Caucus

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An election that includes questions about candidates and votes during the primary (Iowa)

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Suffrage

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The fight for different groups to have the right to vote (black, women, and native American suffrage)

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Political party

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You will look at an organization that coordinates individuals as candidates and an election (republican is a red elephant and democrat is a blue donkey)

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Angle

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An opening that is formed when two lines one segments, or rays intersect

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Acute angle

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An angle whose measurement is more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees

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Obtuse angle

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

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Right angle

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an angle that forms a square corner and measures 90 degrees it is often marked with a small square

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Congruent

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having the same size or shape

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Polygon

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a closed, flat shape with strait 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 segments meet