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Let’s go through each definition one by one and match it with the correct word from the word bank.

Word Bank:
- polls
- vague
- matriarchy
- patriarchy
- consciousness
- predecessor
- reform
- unprecedented
- miscegenation
- sanction

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1. “make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices”
→ This is about improving society or fixing problems → reform

2. “a mechanism of social control for enforcing standards”
→ Something that makes people follow rules → sanction (like a penalty or reward to enforce behavior)

3. “marriage or reproduction by people of different races”
→ Historical term for interracial relationships → miscegenation

4. “novel; having no earlier occurrence”
→ Never happened before → unprecedented

5. “one who goes before you in time”
→ Someone who came before you, like an old boss or leader → predecessor

6. “an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself”
→ Being awake and aware of your thoughts → consciousness

7. “a form of social organization in which men hold power”
→ Men rule → patriarchy

8. “social organization in which a female is the family head”
→ Women lead the family → matriarchy

9. “not clearly understood or expressed”
→ Unclear or fuzzy → vague

10. “the place where people vote”
→ Where elections happen → polls (short for polling places)

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Final Answer:

reform
sanction
miscegenation
unprecedented
predecessor
consciousness
patriarchy
matriarchy
vague
polls