Test 6 Flashcards
(45 cards)
ancestor
a member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grandparents
dimension
a measurement of length, width and thickness
invincible
not able to be defeated
muse
to think deeply; ponder consider or reflect on
paraphrase
to use words to explain something faster than usual
vulnersable
capable of being harmed or injured based on situation
tariff
a tax paid on produxt that are imported or exported from another country
situated
located
protruding
sticks out
refuge
A safe or trusted place; someone you can trust
altitude
elevation
precipice
a monument carved from stone, the very steep face of a cliff or mountain
contritely
snobby, repentan
evited
kick out
intiate
to begin or start
detainees
a prisioner
jurisdiction
the power to make legal desions
pursuant to
an agreement on desions with the law
dominate
to or control by strength or power
incarcerated
put in prison
promissory notes
a financial instrument that promises payment
inexplicable
can’t be explained
indistinct
not clear, not sharply fefined
adjacent
closed to, next to or naboring