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chapter 18 vocab
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8th Grade
02/10/2011

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CONFINES
Definition
THE BOUNDARIES, THE LIMITS OF A SPACE OR AN AREA
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DELINEATE
Definition
TO DRAW OR TRACE AN OUTLINE
TO DESCRIBE IN WORDS OR GESTURES
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DEMARCATION
Definition
THE MARKING OF BOUNDARIES OR LIMITS
A SEPARATION; A DISTINCTION
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DISTEND
Definition
TO SWELL OR EXPAND, AS IF FROM INTERNAL PRESSURE
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EMBODY
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TO GIVE CONCRETE FORM TO AN IDEA; TO BE AN EXAMPLE
TO INCLUDE
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GERRYMANDER
Definition
TO DIVIDE VOTING DISTRICTS SO AS TO GIVE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO ON POLITICAL PARTY
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IMPINGE
Definition
TO INTRUDE UPON; TO HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON SOMETHING
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OMNIPRESENT
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EXISTING EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME
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PENETRATE
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TO ENTER INTO OR GO THROUGH SOMETHING; TO PIERCE
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PROXIMITY
Definition
CLOSENESS OF LOCATION; NEARNESS
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