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17 Must-Know Terms from High School

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rhombus

an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square.

protagonist

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

filibuster

to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches.

andrew johnson

seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865

integer

one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.

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ellipse

a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (/) + (/) = 1. If = the ellipse is a circle.

ellipsis

the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of or from

chromosome

any of several threadlike bodies that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and and for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.

protoplasm

the living matter of organisms regarded as the physical basis of life, having the ability to sense and conduct stimuli.

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.

polynomial

any expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, as 4 + cos

perjury

the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.

woodrow wilson

28th president of the U.S. 1913

Honduras

a republic in NE Central America. 5,751,384; 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Tegucigalpa.

Senegal

a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 9,403,546; 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Dakar.

Ecuador

a republic in NW South America. 11,690,535; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Quito.

veto

the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.