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| anecdote |
a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical. |
| ambiguity |
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention |
| principle |
a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived |
| euphemism |
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt |
| pressure |
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object or fluid in contact with it |
| active |
in writing, a form or construction in the active voice, when the subject is doing the acting |
| allegory |
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms |
| annotated |
supplied with or containing explanatory notes and textual comments |
| bibliography |
a list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer |
| buoyancy |
the power to float or rise in a fluid, the upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed |
| bureaucracy |
government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials |
| censorship |
the act of examining published material for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political or military grounds |
| circuit |
a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place |
| civil liberty |
the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government |
| conceit |
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance or wit |
| concept |
a general notion or idea; conception |
| conservative |
disposed to preserve existing conditions and institutions, or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change |
| contemporary |
a person belonging to the same time or period with another or others |
| current |
passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing; prevalent, new and most recent |
| denotation |
a word that names or signifies something specific |
| diction |
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
| displacement |
the act of compelling people to leave or relocate |
| due process |
administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied legal rights and all laws must conform to accepted legal principles |
| dynamics |
in physics, the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and equilibrium of systems under the action of forces, usually from outside the system |
| extended metaphor |
a metaphor that is taken up through an entire stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas |
| federalism |
principle of government pertaining to the union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of separate states |
| habeas corpus |
law a person to be brought before a court for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment |
| ion |
one of the electrically charged particles formed in a gas by electric discharge or the like |
| isotope |
forms of a chemical element having the same number of protons in the nucleus, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus |
| judicial review |
the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official |
| lethargy |
the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic |
| liberal |
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs; free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant |
| magnitude |
size, extent or dimensions, usually pertaining to something large |
| optimism |
a tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome |
| parody |
to imitate for purposes of ridicule or satire |
| passive |
not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling |
| permutation |
the act of alteration or transformation; the arrangment of numbers or terms in a certain order |
| pessimism |
the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems |
| point of view |
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; an opinion, attitude, or judgment |
| polynomial |
consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms |
| quadrant |
in geometry, the area included between such an arc and two radii drawn one to each extremity |
| resume |
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job |
| sarcasm |
harsh or bitter derision or irony |
| tolerance |
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion or nationality, differ from one's own |
| toxin |
poison produced by an organism such as bacterial toxins in tetanus or diphtheria and plant and animal toxins such as ricin and snake?venom |
| transcend |
to rise above or go beyond; to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation or degree |
| transmit |
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; to communicate, such as news; or to spread, such as disease or infection |
| understate |
to represent less strongly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms |
| anecdote |
a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical. |
| ambiguity |
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention |
| principle |
a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived |
| euphemism |
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt |
| pressure |
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object or fluid in contact with it |
| active |
in writing, a form or construction in the active voice, when the subject is doing the acting |
| allegory |
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms |
| annotated |
supplied with or containing explanatory notes and textual comments |
| bibliography |
a list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer |
| buoyancy |
the power to float or rise in a fluid, the upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed |
| bureaucracy |
government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials |
| censorship |
the act of examining published material for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political or military grounds |
| circuit |
a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place |
| civil liberty |
the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government |
| conceit |
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance or wit |
| concept |
a general notion or idea; conception |
| conservative |
disposed to preserve existing conditions and institutions, or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change |
| contemporary |
a person belonging to the same time or period with another or others |
| current |
passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing; prevalent, new and most recent |
| denotation |
a word that names or signifies something specific |
| diction |
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
| displacement |
the act of compelling people to leave or relocate |
| due process |
administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied legal rights and all laws must conform to accepted legal principles |
| dynamics |
in physics, the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and equilibrium of systems under the action of forces, usually from outside the system |
| extended metaphor |
a metaphor that is taken up through an entire stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas |
| federalism |
principle of government pertaining to the union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of separate states |
| habeas corpus |
law a person to be brought before a court for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment |
| ion |
one of the electrically charged particles formed in a gas by electric discharge or the like |
| isotope |
forms of a chemical element having the same number of protons in the nucleus, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus |
| judicial review |
the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official |
| lethargy |
the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic |
| liberal |
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs; free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant |
| magnitude |
size, extent or dimensions, usually pertaining to something large |
| optimism |
a tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome |
| parody |
to imitate for purposes of ridicule or satire |
| passive |
not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling |
| permutation |
the act of alteration or transformation; the arrangment of numbers or terms in a certain order |
| pessimism |
the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems |
| point of view |
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; an opinion, attitude, or judgment |
| polynomial |
consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms |
| quadrant |
in geometry, the area included between such an arc and two radii drawn one to each extremity |
| resume |
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job |
| sarcasm |
harsh or bitter derision or irony |
| tolerance |
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion or nationality, differ from one's own |
| toxin |
poison produced by an organism such as bacterial toxins in tetanus or diphtheria and plant and animal toxins such as ricin and snake?venom |
| transcend |
to rise above or go beyond; to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation or degree |
| transmit |
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; to communicate, such as news; or to spread, such as disease or infection |
| understate |
to represent less strongly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms |
