Notes

Name: Alani Crespo
Vocab 7
Hemisphere
My definition:a half of a sphere.
Examples:it's an invisible line around the middle of the earth
Characteristic/Facts:a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles
Non-Examples:atmosphere
Infringe
My definition:actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)
Examples:contravene,violate,transgress,break,breach
Characteristic/Facts:use of works protected by copyright law without permission, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder such as the right to reproduce, distribute
Non-Examples:close following the rules
Peninsula
My definition:a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
Examples:cape, promontory, point, head, headland, foreland, ness, horn, bill, bluff.
Characteristic/Facts: it's mainly a piece of land surrounded by great gallons of water around it.
Non-Examples: wetland,loose ground
Persist
My definition:continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.
Examples: Nightmares persist with the dogs of the law in never ending pursuit
Characteristic/Facts:people who have persist never give up and always keep going
Non-Examples: to not carry over,unedure,
Inferior
My definition:a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability
Examples:people who have no money are inferior to people who do have money
Characteristic/Facts: even though there are people who are inferior does not mean you are better than them in any way
Non-Examples:dominate,superior,high
Virtue
My definition:behavior showing high moral standards.
Examples:righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honor, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity
Characteristic/Facts: people in the military have high virtue because they are trained to do so
Non-Examples: evil,villains
Precedent
My definition:an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
Examples:model, exemplar, example, pattern
Characteristic/Facts: when people have the same situation they have a precedent
Non-Examples:internal law
Infancy
My definition:the state or period of early childhood or babyhood.
Examples:babyhood, early childhood
Characteristic/Facts: in infancy a baby can understand more than people think and are smarter too
Non-Examples:when your and adult