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NEELY ELA Vocab 18
Forms & Boundaries
Term | Definition |
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confines | boundaries or limits of a space or area |
delineate | to describe in words or gestures OR to draw or trace an outline |
demarcation | the marking of a boundary or limit OR a separation, distinction |
distend | to swell or expand, as if from internal pressure |
embody | to give concrete form to an idea; to be a perfect example of a concept; to make part of a system or whole |
gerrymander | to divide voting districts to favor one political party |
impinge | to intrude upon; to have a negative effect on something |
omnipresent | existing everywhere at the same time |
penetrate | to enter or go through something |
proximity | nearness |