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12th Grade Vocabulary Words

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galaxy
noun
a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space
omniscient
adjective
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things
archetype
noun
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
antithesis
noun
the direct opposite or contrast to a previously given assertion
asset
noun
a useful and desirable thing or quality, a single item of ownership having exchange value
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ballad
noun
a light, simple song of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody
climate
noun
the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place
conduction
noun
the act of transfer, as of water through a pipe
consumer
noun
a person or thing that ingests or takes resources
core
noun
the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
credit
noun
time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust
decay
verb
to become decomposed, to decline in excellence, prosperity, health; to deteriorate
deficit
noun
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount
eclipse
verb
to make less outstanding or important by comparison; to surpass
electron
noun
an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom
entrepreneur
noun
a person who organizes and manages a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk
epic
adjective
pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great events is narrated in elevated style
fiscal
adjective
pertaining to the public treasury or revenues or to financial matters in general
fission
noun
splitting into parts; in physics, the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy
fusion
adjective
in physics, a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms
gerund
noun
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in 'Writing is easy'
globalization
verb
enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally as a result of deregulation and improved communications
gross domestic product
noun
(GDP) the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a nation during a year
incentive
noun
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity
inflation
noun
a persistent rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency
inorganic
adjective
not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies or vital processes
investment
noun
money or capital given in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value
juxtaposition
noun
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
liability
noun
moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets)
lyric
adjective
the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry
mantle
noun
something that covers, envelops, or conceals
market economy
noun
in which economic decisions and the price of goods and services are guided solely by the country's citizens and businesses with little central planning
monetary
adjective
pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country
mortgage
noun
a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed
motion
noun
the manner of moving the body in walking
neutron
noun
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen
nucleus
noun
a center about which other parts are gathered; in anatomy, a mass of nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord in which nerve fibers form connections
ode
noun
a lyric poem of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressing exalted or enthusiastic emotion; originally, a poem intended to be sung
opportunity cost
noun
in economics, the benefit that could have been gained from an alternative use of the same resource
ozone
noun
a form of oxygen in the upper atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays, preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth
politics
noun
the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states, governments and other political units
proton
noun
a positively charged elementary particle, a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron
radioactive
adjective
the property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element
recession
noun
receding or withdrawing; in economics, a period of economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration
satire
noun
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, in a literary work
scarcity
noun
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth or rarity
tariff
noun
an official list or table showing the taxes imposed by a government on imports or exports
transition
noun
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject or concept to another; change
universe
noun
the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos

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