a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space
omniscient
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things
archetype
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
antithesis
the direct opposite or contrast to a previously given assertion
asset
a useful and desirable thing or quality, a single item of ownership having exchange value
ballad
a light, simple song of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody
climate
the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place
conduction
the act of transfer, as of water through a pipe
consumer
a person or thing that ingests or takes resources
core
the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
credit
time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust
decay
to become decomposed, to decline in excellence, prosperity, health; to deteriorate
deficit
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount
eclipse
to make less outstanding or important by comparison; to surpass
electron
an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom
entrepreneur
a person who organizes and manages a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk
epic
pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great events is narrated in elevated style
fiscal
pertaining to the public treasury or revenues or to financial matters in general
fission
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
in physics, a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms
gerund
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in 'Writing is easy'
globalization
enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally as a result of deregulation and improved communications
gross domestic product
(GDP) the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a nation during a year
incentive
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity
inflation
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
not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies or vital processes
investment
money or capital given in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value
juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
liability
moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets)
lyric
the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry
mantle
something that covers, envelops, or conceals
market economy
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
pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country
mortgage
a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed
motion
the manner of moving the body in walking
neutron
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
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
a lyric poem of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressing exalted or enthusiastic emotion; originally, a poem intended to be sung
opportunity cost
in economics, the benefit that could have been gained from an alternative use of the same resource
ozone
a form of oxygen in the upper atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays, preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth
politics
the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states, governments and other political units
proton
a positively charged elementary particle, a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron
radioactive
the property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element
recession
receding or withdrawing; in economics, a period of economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration
satire
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, in a literary work
scarcity
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth or rarity
tariff
an official list or table showing the taxes imposed by a government on imports or exports
transition
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject or concept to another; change
universe
the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos
galaxy
a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space
omniscient
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things
archetype
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
antithesis
the direct opposite or contrast to a previously given assertion
asset
a useful and desirable thing or quality, a single item of ownership having exchange value
ballad
a light, simple song of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody
climate
the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place
conduction
the act of transfer, as of water through a pipe
consumer
a person or thing that ingests or takes resources
core
the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
credit
time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust
decay
to become decomposed, to decline in excellence, prosperity, health; to deteriorate
deficit
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount
eclipse
to make less outstanding or important by comparison; to surpass
electron
an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom
entrepreneur
a person who organizes and manages a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk
epic
pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great events is narrated in elevated style
fiscal
pertaining to the public treasury or revenues or to financial matters in general
fission
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
in physics, a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms
gerund
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in 'Writing is easy'
globalization
enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally as a result of deregulation and improved communications
gross domestic product
(GDP) the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a nation during a year
incentive
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity
inflation
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
not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies or vital processes
investment
money or capital given in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value
juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
liability
moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets)
lyric
the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry
mantle
something that covers, envelops, or conceals
market economy
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
pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country
mortgage
a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed
motion
the manner of moving the body in walking
neutron
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
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
a lyric poem of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressing exalted or enthusiastic emotion; originally, a poem intended to be sung
opportunity cost
in economics, the benefit that could have been gained from an alternative use of the same resource
ozone
a form of oxygen in the upper atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays, preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth
politics
the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states, governments and other political units
proton
a positively charged elementary particle, a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron
radioactive
the property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element
recession
receding or withdrawing; in economics, a period of economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration
satire
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, in a literary work
scarcity
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth or rarity
tariff
an official list or table showing the taxes imposed by a government on imports or exports
transition
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject or concept to another; change
universe
the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos
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