Vocabulary Words #2

James Madison

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

James madison

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

Ataturk

"Father of the Turks" who helped to create Republic of Turkey and wanted to modernize [westernize] Turkey as well as separate religion and government

Pier Giorgio Frassati

"Man of Eight Beatitudes;" a passionate mountain climber and prankster who served the poor in secret and died of polio at 24

Kleptocracy

"Rule by theft," where those in power seek only to drain the state of assets and resources

Roe v. Wade

(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

Passover

(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

canonical

(adj) authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works

conversant

(adj) knowledgeable about or experienced with

Indeterminate

(adj) not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague

Unemphatic

(adj) without emphasis; not attracting special attention

euphoric

(adj.) - elated, overjoyed

gluttonous

(adj.) - insatiable in appetite

celestial

(adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavensy

Lewd

(adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude

Juvenile

(adj.) - young or immature

Prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

veritable

(adj.) actual, true, real

De facto

(adj.) actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; (adv.) in reality, actually

surly

(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

hypothetical

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

Notional

(adj.) being of the nature of a notion or concept (syn.) conceptional, abstract (adj.) not based on fact; indulging in or influenced by fancy (syn.) fanciful, imaginary, unreal, whimsical

Scathing

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Trite

(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale

Plenary

(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

Honorific

(adj.) conferring or showing honor or respect (syn.) respectful

Egregious

(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

Affable

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

murky

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

primordial

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

unscrupulous

(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles

Prosaic

(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

tantamount

(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

Flagrant

(adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

febrile

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

Steadfast

(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing

Ad hoc

(adj.) for this specific purpose; improvised; (adv.) with respect to this

Amiable

(adj.) friendly, good-natured

fraught

(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by

Putative

(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

Congenial

(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

Ravenous

(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

ravenous

(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

Stark

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly

voracious

(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

Prurient

(adj.) having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires

Implicit

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

Inscrutable

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Naive

(adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

Estoeric

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

esoteric

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

remedial

(adj.) intended to repair gaps in students' basic knowledge (After his teacher discovered he couldn't read, Alex was forced to enroll in remedial English.)

Sluggish

(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull

Ethereal

(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)

ethereal

(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)

ostentatious

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

untenable

(adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

Unassuming

(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

Erratic

(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

Stagnant

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

incumbent

(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

Sporadic

(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

Quaint

(adj.) odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

frivolous

(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

nocturnal

(adj.) of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

Hereditary

(adj.) of or passed down by inheritance from an ancestor; transmitted from parent to child

sartorial

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

Moot

(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students

Dogged

(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

Meager

(adj.) poor, scant, unsatisfactory; thin, slight

Effulgent

(adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was effulgent.)

effulgent

(adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was effulgent.)

Glib

(adj.) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere

Penitent

(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes. (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Pertinent

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

Insular

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

bovine

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Erudite

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

staid

(adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Incisive

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

surreptitious

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Outlandish

(adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

Stalwart

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Whimsical

(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable

subservient

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

Apt

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

fractious

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Provocative

(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

Intensive

(adj.) thorough, deep; showing great effort; concentrated

inept

(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness

Paltry

(adj.) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy

grotesque

(adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre

slipshod

(adj.) untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy

Canned

(adj.) used repeatedly with little or no variation; lacking freshness or originality (syn.) formulaic

nefarious

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Vigilant

(adj.) wide-awake, alert, watchful

Amenable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

Sage

(adj.) wise; (n.) a very wise person

Aloof

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

Sordid

(adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Awry

(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

Scintillating

(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

eerily

(adv.): weirdly; mysteriously

Appeal

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

Vocation

(n) any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work

Temperance

(n) moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol

Telecoms

(n) short for telecommunications, the process or business of sending information or messages by telephone, radio, etc.

Propriety

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

propriety

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

Variance

(n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs

Retaliation

(n.) - revenge, punishment

vicissitudes

(n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one's life

megalomania

(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

reprobate

(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn

Eulogy

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Citadel

(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

Regime

(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

Travesty

(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

Promontory

(n.) a high point of land extending into water

pedigree

(n.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something

pseudonym

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

Kindred

(n.) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj.) related by blood; like, similar

caricature

(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

Bonanza

(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

Parable

(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

Stalemate

(n.) a situation in which further action by either of two opponents is impossible; (v.) to bring to a standstill

Plight

(n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly

Deadlock

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill

Bulwark

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection

moratorium

(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

Pittance

(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

Proxy

(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place

Gauntlet

(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

connoisseur

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

anathema

(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

Blandishment

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing

Solace

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

Decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Prowess

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

prowess

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

Misgivings

(n.) doubts, uncertainties, reservations

gluttony

(n.) engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

Fodder

(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

anguish

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

Enmity

(n.) hatred, ill-will

perspicacity

(n.) keenness in observing and understanding

Privation

(n.) lacking basic necessities (After decades of rule by an oppressive government that saw nothing wrong with stealing from its citizens, the recent drought only increased the people's privation.)

detritus

(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

facet

(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem

charlatan

(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack

Decorum

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

interlocutor

(n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation (When the officials could not come to an agreement over the correct cover of the flags, the prime minister acted as an interlocutor.)

Tribute

(n.) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment

patchwork

(n.) something made up of many different parts (syn.) hodgepodge, jumble

Purview

(n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute

Milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

interim

(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

nepotism

(n.) undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives

Exigency

(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

Recused

(of a judge) excuse oneself from a case because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.

Multiple-course

(of a meal) having several courses. Half of those attending received an extraordinary multicourse meal with wines, desserts and all the extras.

naïve

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.

Episodic

(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience

expeditionary

(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad

Redact

(v.) - to revise, edit

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

Concede

(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit

stipulate

(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

modulate

(v.) to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust

exonerate

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation

Vindicate

(v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

cajole

(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

comport

(v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Contravene

(v.) to contradict, oppose, violate (Edwidge contravened his landlady's rule against overnight guests.

Dissents

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

Dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

rhapsodize

(v.) to engage in excessive enthusiasm (The critic rhapsodized about the movie, calling it an instant classic.)

Winnow

(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan

inoculate

(v.) to introduce a microorganism, serum, or vaccine into an organism in order to increase immunity to illness; to vaccinate (I've feared needles ever since I was inoculated against 37 diseases at age one; but I have also never been sick.)

extenuate

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

Promulgate

(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

promulgate

(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

abdicate

(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

Avenge

(v.) to seek revenge (The victims will take justice into their own hands and strive to avenge themselves against the men who robbed them.)

Rebuff

(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check

Equivocate

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Leviathan (Hobbes)

- Treatise concerning the structure of society and legitimate government; stated that humans are naturally evil and can only be controlled by an absolute monarch; mankind must cede his natural right. - One of the most influential works concerning the social contract.

monotonically

1 : characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone She recited the poem in a monotonic voice. 2 : having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase.

Lira

1. the basic monetary unit of Italy (until replaced by the euro in 2002), notionally equal to 100 centesimos. 2. the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus.

Critiques of Political Economy

1. Anthropocentric - does not help us approach problems with non-human entities - environment doesn't have a voice so that problem still comes up 2. Focuses on capitalism and the economy at the expense of other social and ecological relationships 3. Defers environmental activism until after economic problems are solved Political Ecology

Parametrically

1. Mathematics. a. A constant in an equation that varies in other equations of the same general form, especially such a constant in the equation of a curve or surface that can be varied to represent a family of curves or surfaces.

Glyptic

1. The quality of an art material like stone, wood, or metal that can be carved or engraved. 2. An art form that retains the color, tensile, and tactile qualities of the material from which it was created. 3. The quality of hardness, solidity, or resistance found in carved or engraved materials.

glyptic

1. The quality of an art material like stone, wood, or metal that can be carved or engraved. 2. An art form that retains the color, tensile, and tactile qualities of the material from which it was created. 3. The quality of hardness, solidity, or resistance found in carved or engraved materials.

Bullish

1. feeling confident and positive about the future 2. (finance) causing, or connected with, an increase in the price of shares

Handily

1. skillfully or easily 2. in a handy manner; conveniently

Due Process Clause

14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Due process clause

14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Alexander Hamilton

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

John Locke

17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

George MacDonald

19th Century Scottish minister, author and poet, who argued in favor of the universal fatherhood of God. He wrote that love is the "deepest depth, the essence of [God's] nature, at the root of all His being." He saw God's wrath and punishment as aspects of his love, noting, "If God would not punish sin, or if He did it for anything but love, He would not be the Father of Jesus Christ, the God who works as Jesus wrought."

Bull run

1st real battle, Confederate victory, Washingtonian spectators gather to watch battle, Gen. Jackson stands as Stonewall and turns tide of battle in favor of Confederates, realization that war is not going to be quick and easy for either side

bicentennial

200th anniversary

Augurs

: to give promise of : PRESAGE This bad news ______ disaster for all of us.

Metaphysics

A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT INVESTIGATES THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY

Tea Party

A Conservative political movement in the US that opposes government spending and taxes

Vermeer

A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.

Homer

A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

Pharisees

A Jewish sect at the time of Jesus known for its strict adherence to the Law.

Ottoman empire

A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922.

Inquisition

A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s.

Nikita Khrushchev

A Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also famous for denouncing Stalin and allowed criticism of Stalin within Russia.

Gulf war

A War (1990-1991) that took place between Iraq and the U.S./Kuwait started by Iraq invading Kuwait; First non-containment based war since WWII; Often referred to as Operation Desert Storm; Primarily an aerial war (huge amounts of missiles and bombs) in the first stages, followed by an infantry march that pushed Iraqi forces back into Iraq

Frission

A brief moment of intense excitement.

Aphorism

A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

Enterprise

A business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories.

Civil case

A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement

causation

A cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable.

Dogma

A central truth of Revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe

Beltway

A circumferential highway found around or within many cities.

Federalist Papers

A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.

Canterbury Tales

A collection of stories written in Middle-English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey.

anthology

A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems

Westminister

A collective term for the bodies of Parliament, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.

Don Quixote

A comedic book written by Miguel de Cervantes during the Renaissance. The title character is now used to refer to idealists that champion hopeless or fanciful causes.

idiom

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Society

A community of people who share a common culture

Analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

DNA

A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

A confrontation among the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War.

reliquary

A container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

Moriarty

A criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime". Doyle lifted the phrase from a Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to Adam Worth, a real-life criminal mastermind and one of the individuals upon whom the character of Moriarty was based. The character was introduced primarily as a narrative device to enable Conan Doyle to kill off Sherlock Holmes, and only featured directly in two of the Sherlock Holmes stories. However, in more recent derivative work he has been given a greater prominence and treated as Holmes's archenemy.

Deconstructionist

A critical theory, literary works do not yield fixed, single meanings. Deconstruction, form of philosophical and literary analysis, derived mainly from work begun in the 1960s by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, that questions the fundamental conceptual distinctions, or "oppositions," in Western philosophy through a close examination of the language and logic of philosophical and literary texts. In the 1970s the term was applied to work by Derrida, Paul de Man, J. Hillis Miller, and Barbara Johnson, among other scholars. In the 1980s it designated more loosely a range of radical theoretical enterprises in diverse areas of the humanities and social sciences. In polemical discussions about intellectual trends of the late 20th-century, deconstruction was sometimes used pejoratively to suggest nihilism and frivolous skepticism. In popular usage the term has come to mean a critical dismantling of tradition and traditional modes of thought.

Maoist

A dedicated supporter of Mao's radical policies.

Cryptocurrencies

A digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. It solves the problem of counterfeiting (fake replicates of real products) and double spending (The risk that a digital currency can be spent twice).

cryptocurrency

A digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds.

Blockchain

A digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly

Plebiscite

A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal

diaspora

A dispersion of people from their homeland

Shias and Sunnis

A division concerning who should be the next caliph- a descendant of Muhammad or those who follow his example

secularism

A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations.

Textile

A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing

Premise

A fact, proposition or statement from which a conclusion is made. Ask: What reasons has the author used to persuade me? Why should I believe this argument? What evidence exists?

Pseudoscience

A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific evidence.

Pentecostal

A family of Protestant Christian churches that emphasize a "second baptism" of the holy spirit, speaking in tongues, faith healing, and intense emotionalism in worship.

Government Accountability Office

A federal legislative agency that audits (investigates) other agencies of the federal government and reports it's findings to Congress (makes sure they are not spending more money than the government has appropriated for them).

Saint Antoninus

A fifteenth-century Dominican friar and archbishop of Florence known for his great learning

Market Capitalization

A firm performance metric that captures the total dollar market value of a company's total outstanding shares at any given point in time.

Pagan

A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.

Federation

A formal association containing many individual groups or countries

prosecution

A government body that brings charges against a person accused of breaking the law

Theocracy

A government controlled by religious leadership

Authoritarian

A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.

Taliban

A group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996

Bolsheviks

A group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917

index

A group of similar stocks and bonds

Polio

A highly contagious infectious disease of the spinal cord caused by a filterable virus.

Comic

A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood

grand jury

A jury of 12 to 23 persons who, in private, hear evidence presented by the government to determine whether persons shall be required to stand trial. If the jury believes there is sufficient evidence that a crime was committed, it issues an indictment.

Paunch

A large and protruding belly; potbelly

Prohibition

A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

sabbatical

A leave of absence from an organization to renew or develop skills

Common Law

A legal system based on custom and court rulings

Bicameral

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

Satire

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.

Epic

A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society

Soliloquy

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

Oligopoly

A market structure in which a few large firms dominate a market

Glencoe Massacre (1692)

A massacre that took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland in 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689-92. Thirty-eight members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by government forces on the grounds they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, William III of England and II of Scotland and Mary II. An unknown number are alleged to have later died of exposure, estimates ranging from 40 to 100.

aristocrat

A member of a rich and powerful family

Regression analysis

A method of predicting sales based on finding a relationship between past sales and one or more independent variables, such as population or income

Phalanx

A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields

litmus

A mixture of plant compounds used as a chemical indicator

epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

Fundamentalist Movement

A movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.

The age of reason

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

naturalism

A nineteenth-century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was.

Interpolation

A passage included in an author's work without his/her consent

Fundamentalist

A person who believes in the strict interpretation of religious laws

Herectic

A person who denies one or more doctrines of the Faith.

dissenter

A person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders

netizen

A person who is actively involved in online communities and is committed to the free flow of information, with few outside controls.

Transcendentalism

A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's, in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature, and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter, intuition is valuable, that each soul is part of the Great Spirit, and each person is part of a reality where only the invisible is truly real. Promoted individualism, self-reliance, and freedom from social constraints, and emphasized emotions.

political realism

A philosophy that sees each nation acting principally in its own interest.

Pragmatism

A philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and effects of processes and situations.

Affirmative Action

A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities

Democracy

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

breviary

A prayer book that contains the prayers for the Liturgy of the Hours.

predilection

A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Presumptively

A priori (předem)

Hedge fund

A private investment organization that employs risky strategies that often made huge profits for investors

hedge fund

A private investment pool, open to wealthy or institutional investors, that is exempt from SEC regulation and can therefore pursue more speculative policies than mutual funds.

Open source

A program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge

Taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Regression

A reversion to immature patterns of behavior.

ballistic missile

A rocket-powered object, often carrying a nuclear warhead, which is shot into the air and hits its ground target after a free fall.

Austrian economics

A school of thought (inspired by Carl Menger) that blames recessions on government interference with the economy, and recommends tax and spending cuts to help the economy during a recession

Napoleonic Wars

A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times (1799-1812).

Tragedy

A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character

Politburo

A seven-member committee that became the leading policy-making body of the Communist Party in Russia

Stochastic

A simulation that incorporates elements of randomness and unpredictability.

Brahman

A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

RNA

A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages

Deflation

A situation in which prices are declining

Gaza

A small, crowded piece of coastal land disputed over by Jews and Arabs

Prologue

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

Referendum

A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.

fixed effects model

A statistical method that assumes that differences in results among studies in a meta-analysis are due to chance; in other words, the results are assumed to be similar

amicus brief

A submission to the court from an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," an interested individual or organization who is not party in the case.

semiconductor

A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions

sentiment

A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature.

Economy

A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants

Socialism

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

nomenclature

A system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences

regressive tax

A tax for which the percentage of income paid in taxes decreases as income increases

Tariff

A tax on imported goods

Pluralism

A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.

pluralism

A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.

Virus

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

transgression

A violation of a law, command, or duty

War of 1812

A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.

Premortem

A way to imagine what might go wrong and avoid it before spending a cent or having to change course along the way.

Procurator

A word used to describe Roman governors. These men had administrative and legal authority over a province or region of the Roman Empire.

burlesque

A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.

Union

A worker association that bargains with employers over wages, benefits, and working conditions

Grand Jury Indictment

A written accusation by a grand jury charging that one or more persons have committed a crime.

Libel

A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.

Sovereignty

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

Decisiveness

Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in clear, forceful manner.

Defamation

Act of harming or ruining another's reputation

inferiority complex

Adler's conception of a basic feeling of inadequacy stemming from childhood experiences

vigalance

Alert watchfulness

principle of neutrality

All else equal, taxes that are neutral with respect to economic decisions (that is, taxes that do not distort economic decisions) are generally preferable to taxes that distort economic decisions. Taxes that are not neutral impose excess burdens.

Corinthian

Along with Doric and Ionian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the most ornate of the three styles.

Liturgy of the Hours

Also known as the Divine Office, the official, public, daily prayer of the Catholic Church. The Divine Office provides standard prayers, Scripture readings, and reflections at regular hours throughout the day.

Atonement

Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

John Adams

America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained."

Benjamin Franklin

American intellectual, inventor, and politician. He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

Walt Whitman

American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature, as demonstrated in his book, Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writing poetry.

Donahue show

American television talk show hosted by Phil Donahue that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast on WLWD in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1970 and 1996.

Pension funds

Amounts of money put aside by corporations, nonprofit organizations, or unions to cover part of the financial needs of members when they retire

Pfizer

An American global pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York city. It is among the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

Armistice

An agreement to stop fighting

Commission

An amount paid to an employee based on a percentage of the employee's sales

regression analysis

An analytic technique where a series of input variables are examined in relation to their corresponding output results in order to develop a mathematical or statistical relationship.

Canaan

An ancient name for the land of Israel

Baroque

An artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements

Gallup Poll

An assessment of public opinion by the questioning of a statistically representative sample.

presupposition

An assumption about how the world works that a person believes to be true.

Penologist

An authority on prisons or rehabilitation

Schumpter

An economist who defined democracy as the competitive struggle by political leaders for the people's vote

Deterrence

An effort to preserve the status quo through the threat of force

deterrence

An effort to preserve the status quo through the threat of force

Litmus test

An examination of the political ideology of a nominated judge

litmus test

An examination of the political ideology of a nominated judge

Controlled experiments

An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.

Blue Chip Index

An index that tracks shares of the well-known and financially stable publicly traded companies—known as blue chips. Blue-chip stocks represent companies that provide investors with consistent returns, making them desirable investments. Blue-chip companies are considered a gauge of the relative strength of an industry or economy.

Legacy

An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

Barometers

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Linux

An open source software operating system.

Heathen

An uncivilized or irreligious person

Positivists

Analysts who use the scientific method to structure their research.

Amlo

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before resigning in July 2005 to contend the 2006 presidential election, representing the Coalition for the Good of All, a coalition led by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) that includes the Convergence party and the Labor Party.

Medieval

Another name for the Middle Ages.

Deconstructionists

Approach that focuses on the use of language by those in power to define crime based on their own values and biases; also called postmodernist.

John Stuart Mill

Arguably the most famous English philosopher and politician of the 1800s. Champion of liberty over unlimited state control. Also famous for adding falsification as a key component of the scientific method.

John Foster Dulles

As Secretary of State. he viewed the struggle against Communism as a classic conflict between good and evil. Believed in containment and the Eisenhower doctrine.

Wedding feast at cana

At Mary's request, Jesus performs his first miracle.

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Reformism

Belief that gradual changes within existing institutions of a society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations, economic system and political structures.

Sharia

Body of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life

V. I. Lenin

Bolshevik leader who orchestrated the soviet takeover of the provisional govnerment

Joseph Stalin

Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition

October Revolution

Bolsheviks led by LEon Trotsky and Lenin claimed power in name of the soviets and proclaimed a full-scale revolution with support of workers and troops

Epidemiology

Branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.

Theories

Broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest

Dick Cheney

Bush's Vice President and a Wyoming representative who was attacked numerous times for his considerable power given to him by the President and his policy-making.

Predestination

Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.

Capex

Capital Expenditures, how much the firm spends on fixed assets.

Kabul

Capital of Afghanistan

Annapolis

Capital of Maryland

Belfast

Capital of Northern Ireland

Infectious

Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.

Dogmas

Central truths of Revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe

Acceleration

Change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur

Pluralistic

Characterized by the presence of many different ethnic, religious, or cultural groups.

pluralistic

Characterized by the presence of many different ethnic, religious, or cultural groups.

Sino-American

Chinese American

Chaguan

Chinese tea house

Christendom

Christian-dominated Western Europe of the Middle Ages

Charismatics

Christians who emphasize the "gifts of the Spirit," such as glossolalia or "speaking in tongues," a mode of atypical vocalizing involving "sighs too deep for words" (see Romans 8:26 and Acts 2:3-4). Also referred to as Pentecostals.

Kremlin

Citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government

Mecca

City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion.

The necessary and proper clause

Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress, in addition to its express powers, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government

Collating

Collecting all records and information related to the patient.

syncretic

Combining several religious traditions

Douglas mcarthur

Commander of the U.S. armed forces in the Pacific, fought to recapture the Phillipines, but lost his command in the Korean War

St. Luke

Companion of St. Paul; author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

metaphysical

Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse

Secular

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

ontological

Concerning the very essence or nature of a being. One of the ontological realities about humans is our sexuality. Being a male or female is an essential part of human nature.

Bushwackers/Jayhawkers

Confederate guerrilla raiders especially active in Missouri. Jayhwawkers were the Union version of the same type of people. Both groups did a tremendous amount of damage with raids, arson, ambush, and murder.

substantive due process

Constitutional requirement that governments act reasonably and that the substance of the laws themselves be fair and reasonable; limits what a government may do.

Dominion

Control; rule; area of influence

Cannanites

Culture in Syria and Palestine. Had City-States with independent kings.

Precarious

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

Inpatient mortality

Deaths that occur during hospital admission for patients with a specific diagnosis (or procedure), divided by the total number of patients admitted with the same diagnosis (or procedure) for a specified period of time.

installment payment

Debt owed to someone that is paid in monthly payments.

14th Amendment

Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws

deplorable

Deeply regrettable; unfortunate

positivistic

Derives knowledge from the scientific method.

Sectarian

Devoted to a particular religious sect, particularly when referring to religious involvement in politics

Pan Asian

Different Asian communities. Incorporation of "Asian" styles. Second stage of transnationalism.

antithesis

Direct opposite

Vigorously

Done with force and energy

Rembrandt

Dutch painter, who painted portraits of wealthy middle-class merchants and used sharp contrasts of light and shadow to draw attention to his focus

Harpsichord

Early Baroque keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills instead of being struck with hammers like the piano.

Banyan

East Indian tree that has aerial shoots growing down into the soil and forming additional trunks; loose jacket worn in India

Belarus

Eastern Europe

Socialistic

Economies with greater governmental control of resources are considered more

Attorney General Meese

Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration (1967-1974), the Reagan Presidential Transition Team (1980) and the Reagan White House (1981-1985), eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th United States Attorney General (1985-1988), a position from which he resigned following the Wedtech scandal.

Dulles

Eisenhower's Secretary of State who wanted to "roll back" Communism using brinksmanship and massive retaliation

Constantine

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

Mali

Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.

Valley Forge (1777-1778)

Encampment where George Washington's poorly equipped army spent a wretched, freezing winter. Hundreds of men died and more than a thousand deserted. The plight of the starving, shivering soldiers reflected the main weakness of the American army-a lack of stable supplies and munitions.

Dühring

Eugen Karl Dühring was a German philosopher, positivist, economist, and socialist who was a strong critic of Marxism.

Vernacular

Everyday language of ordinary people

Eighth amendment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Flamboyant

Excessively showy; unrestrained

stoked

Excited or euphoric

Notionally

Existing only in theory or as a suggestion

Vicariously

Experiencing something by imagined participation in another's experience

Derogatory

Expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing.

Importunate

Extremely demanding; insistent

factoral moral theory

Factorial analysis involves getting clear on which variables affect in our moral judgments. This is the goal of moral thought experiments. By constructing maps from situations to moral judgment, we seek to understand situational factors that contribute to (and compete for control over) our final moral appraisals.

Madison

Father of the Constitution

The central bank of the United States is the

Federal Reserve System

Chief Justice Marshall

Federalist whose decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court promoted federal power over state power and established judiciary as a branch of government equal to legislative and executive; established judicial review, which allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

compunction

Feeling of regret or remorse

Shias

Followers of Islam who believe leaders of Islam were descendants of Muhammad

Athenian

Form of democracy where each citizen has an equal vote in his own government

Promulgated

Formally proclaimed

Lenin

Founded the Communist Party in Russia and set up the world's first Communist Party dictatorship. He led the October Revolution of 1917, in which the Communists seized power in Russia. He then ruled the country until his death in 1924.

Jeff Bezos

Founder of Amazon

Napoleon

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

Psychoanalysis

Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions

Himmler

German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)

Incarnation

God becoming man

sanctity

Godliness; holiness

Bonos mores

Good morals

fiscal policy

Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.

Monetary policy

Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.

American gothic

Grant Wood, 1930

Patronage

Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

Austerity

Great self-denial, economy, discipline; lack of adornment

Ensembles

Groups of solo singers that perform together as part of the interaction of the drama

Factions

Groups such as parties or interest groups, which according to James Madison arose from the unequal distribution of property or wealth and had the potential to cause instability in government.

Harebrained scheme

Having or showing little sense; foolish

Vedic

Having to do with or pertaining to the Vedas-the oldest scriptures in India and the world, passed through oral tradition.

Devotional

Having to do with prayer or worship

Civic

Having to do with the business of a town or community

Bartleby

Herman Melville

Atatollah Khomeini

High-ranking Shi'a cleric that rose to power in turkey after exile in Paris, promoting the Islamization of public life -- and the Shah in power (Ataturk) ran away. Saw the government's role as enforcement of Sharia. Attacked the ideas of westernization and foreign, un-islamic influences. Called for the replacement of un-islamic regimes in the arabian peninsula and went to war with Iraq and Hussein. Died in 1989 and his reforms were eased a bit but by 2005 the conservative elements were back. Also named the country Iran.

HCF

Highest Common Factor - the biggest number that will divide into all the numbers in the question

Tenor

Highest male voice

Gestapo

Hitler's secret police

humanistic

How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment

chaff

Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing.

Ethnicity

Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions.

Poaching

Illegal hunting of protected animals

Graft

Illegal use of political influence for personal gain

graft

Illegal use of political influence for personal gain

normative

Implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing value judgments or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing that which is happening)

Carthaginians

In 264 and 202 B.C.E., Rome fought two protracted and bloody wars against Carthaginians. , These people were descendants of Phoenicians from Lebanon and settled in present-day Tunisia. They dominated the commerce of the western Mediterranean. Hannibal. Middle Republic

Richard Epstein

In Defense of Contract at Will

Dharma

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

Lavishly

In a rich or plentiful way; abundantly

Sonically

In a sonic matter - relating to audible sound (adverb)

democratically

In accordance with the principles of democracy.

Superficially

In an on-the-surface manner; not thoroughly

superficially

In an on-the-surface manner; not thoroughly

Discrete choice models

In economics, discrete choice models, or qualitative choice models, describe, explain, and predict choices between two or more discrete alternatives, such as entering or not entering the labor market, or choosing between modes of transport.

Bottlenecks

In production and project management, a bottleneck is one process in a chain of processes, such that its limited capacity reduces the capacity of the whole chain. The result of having a bottleneck are stalls in production, supply overstock, pressure from customers, and low employee morale.

Instrumental variable regression

In statistics, econometrics, epidemiology and related disciplines, the method of instrumental variables (IV) is used to estimate causal relationships when controlled experiments are not feasible or when a treatment is not successfully delivered to every unit in a randomized experiment.

Solicitor General of the United States

In the Supreme Court, the lawyer for the United States who decides which cases the government will appeal to the Supreme Court

Subversives

Individuals attempting to overthrow the government

Indo-Aryans

Indo-European tribes who moved in slow waves into India in about 1750 B.C.

Accession

Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

Personal Injury

Injury, other than bodily injury, arising from intentional torts such as libel, slander, or invasion of privacy.

Dispositions

Internal factors such as beliefs, values, personality traits, or abilities that guide a person's behavior.

Tremors

Involuntary fine movement of the body or limbs

Safavid Empire

Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi'ite state.

stucco-work

Islamic, a type of plaster used as a coating on exterieror and interior walls

The Scourging at the Pillar

Jesus is lashed with whips

Jihadist

Jihad is an Islamic term referring to the religious duty of Muslims to maintain the religion. In Arabic, the word jihād is a noun meaning "to strive, to apply oneself, to struggle, to persevere".

Yellow Journalism

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

Charlemagne

King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival.

Romance languages

Languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese) that lie in the areas that were once controlled by the Roman Empire but were not subsequently overwhelmed

favelas

Large slums around Brazilian cities

Reckoning

Last Judgment of God in Christian and Islamic belief during which everyone after death is called to account for their actions committed in life.

ipso facto (adverb)

Latin for "by the fact itself"; it can be rephrased as 'because of that fact or act'

Statutory Law

Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures

Atila the hun

Leader of the Huns. Convinced not to attack Rome by Pope St. Leo the Great

Democratic republic

Led by Thomas Jefferson, believed people should have political power, favored strong STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National Bank

Unenumerated

Legal rights inferred from other legal rights that are written in the constitution, but are not themselves expressly "enumerated" or listed (right to privacy for example)

autonomous weapons

Lethal autonomous weapons are a type of autonomous military system that can independently search for and engage targets based on programmed constraints and descriptions. LAWs are also known as lethal autonomous weapon systems, autonomous weapon systems, robotic weapons, killer robots or slaughterbots.

Libel vs. Slander

Libel is written and slander is spoken

crude oil

Liquid petroleum removed from the ground; petroleum that has not been processed

amicus curiae brief

Literally, a "friend of the court" brief, filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case.

Mullahs

Local mosque officials and prayer leaders within the Safavid Empire; agents of Safavid religious campaign to convert all of population to Shi'ism

Chronic

Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute

Stewardship

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

Patriotism

Love for one's country

Providential

Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care (the idea that a deity has helped or cared for a person)

providential

Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care (the idea that a deity has helped or cared for a person)

Indo-Europeans

Many people and languages of Europe, Iran, and northern India share a common linguistic traits due to being part of this ancient group.

ingenious

Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness

Proletariat

Marx's term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production

Gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

May day

May 1; made an international labor day to be marked by strikes and mass labor demonstrations by the Second International, a socialist group

Fugazi

Means fake in Italian slang.

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Measure of average of stock prices of major industries

Scruples

Misgivings about something one feels is wrong

Hodgepodge

Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

Abolition

Movement to end slavery

Uyghurs

Muslim minority group in China that live close to the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

self-righteous

Narrow-mindedly moralistic; having or showing a strong belief that your beliefs and actions or opinions are right and other people's are wrong

affinities

Natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.

Dutch

Netherlands

Wellington

New Zealand's capital

Secular

Non-religious

neutral

Not favoring either side

Buttonwood

Not really a mangrove, but member of the white mangrove family. No prop roots or pneumatophores. Excretes salt from leaves.

egregioius

Noticeably bad or flagrant

Hellenistic

Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Dravidians

One of the main groups of people in India; probably descended from the Indus River culture that flourished at the dawn of Indian civilization over 4,000 yrs. ago

Archaea

One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being Bacteria.

Attriters

One who has lost certain abilities in a language by learning and using a different language.

Ascetic

One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

Literalist

One who reads and interprets Scripture as factually accurate.

psychotherapist

One who treats mental or emotional disorder or related bodily ills by psychological means.

Unicameral

One-house legislature

Univariate

One-variable data.

Mutiny

Open rebellion against authority

Deontology (Kant)

Our duty is to obey the categorical imperative (universal respect)

Amorality

Outside the sphere of moral sense; an attitude that lacks any moral orientation, dispensing from all moral norms; attitudes or orientations not characterized as either good or evil.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Overthrew the French revolutionary government (The Directory) in 1799 and became emperor of France in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.

frescoes

Paintings made on wet plaster walls

Picketing

Patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike

Decoupled

Payments to farmers that are not linked to current levels of production, prices, or resource use. When payments are decoupled, farmers make production decisions based on expected market returns. Under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, for policies to be considered decoupled no production shall be required in order for producers to receive the payment.

Hobbs

People are born evil and selfish and therefore need a king to rule over them.

Dissidents

People who speak out against the government

six-day creationist

Person who believes that God created the world in six 24 hour days

centenary

Pertaining to a 100-year period

Circumferential

Pertaining to a circumference; encircling; peripheral.

Cynics

Philosophy groups which believed in all pleasures of life where evil and should be scorned

Juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

Eisenhower Doctrine

Policy of the US that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

PACs

Political Action Committees, raise money for candidates &/or parties

Lord Acton

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

implied powers

Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution

Totalism

Premature, unquestioning commitment by adolescents to simplistic ideologies and ideas as a means of reducing their own painful feelings of confusion.

OMB Circular A-11

Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget

price gouging

Pricing products unreasonably high when the need is great or when consumers do not have other choices.

Gerrymandering

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

Abstraction

Pulling out specific differences to make one solution work for multiple problems.

Covenant Theology

Puritan teachings emphasized the biblical covenants: God's covenants with Adam and with Noah, the covenant of grace between God and man through Christ.

Palindromic

Reading the same in both directions; describes sequence identity along the paired strands of a duplex DNA molecule; a symmetry typical of restriction sites.

insurrection

Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority

Mutual aid

Reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency, based upon a prearranged agreement; generally made upon the request of the receiving agency.

Liberalisation

Reductions in the barriers to international trade, in order to allow foreign firms to gain access to the market for goods and services that are traded internationally.

Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Kinesthetic

Relates to interaction with people and objects in real space.

Hypersonic

Relates to speed five or more times that of sound in air.

Machiavelli

Renaissance writer; formerly a politician, wrote The Prince, a work on ethics and government, describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong; accepted the philosophy that "the end justifies the means."

Second Amendment

Right to keep and bear arms

LEon Trotsky

Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army

Lancet

SMALL, SHARP INSTRUMENT USED TO PERFORM CAPILLARY PUNCTURES

Srhr

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Fornication

Sexual intercourse between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman

Hussein

Sherif of Mecca from 1908 to 1917; used British promise of independence to convince Arabs to support Britain against the Turks in World War I; angered by Britain's failure to keep promise; died 1931.

Fidicuary

Someone who is responsible for the management of someone else's money

Leviathan

Something very large; giant sea creature in the Biblet

Simple English

Speaking in short sentences (under 15 words) with familiar, short words and without puns, slang, jargon or specific cultural references

Charisms

Special gifts the Holy Spirit gives to individual Christians to build up the Church

panoply

Splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array

Expounding

Stating in detail; explaining as

mired

Stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled

Anthropology

Study of the origins and development of people and their societies

anthropology

Study of the origins and development of people and their societies

Idealistic

Tending to emphasize ideals and principles over practical concerns

Mechanistic

Tends to view humans as cogs within a machine, not taking into account the importance of human needs

Third World Countries

Term from the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned or neutral with either capitalism and NATO or communism and the Soviet Union. This term has since changed since the end of the Cold War to represent poor countries and as of current times developing countries.

Gospel

The "Good News," the story of the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and the inauguration of God's Kingdom.

Jehovah

The English translation for one of the Hebrew names meaning "God" (Yahweh); "I am who I am"; appears as LORD (capitalized) in most English Bible versions

Polonius

The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.

Fatima miracle

The Miracle of the Sun (Portuguese: Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is reported to have occurred on 13 October 1917, attended by a large crowd who had gathered in Fátima, Portugal, in response to a prophecy made by three shepherd children, Lúcia Santos and Francisco and Jacinta Marto. The prophecy was that the Virgin Mary (referred to as Our Lady of Fátima), would appear and perform miracles on that date. Newspapers published testimony from witnesses who said that they had seen extraordinary solar activity, such as the Sun appearing to "dance" or zig-zag in the sky, careen towards the Earth, or emit multicolored light and radiant colors. According to these reports, the event lasted approximately ten minutes.

The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress, religious allegory by the English writer John Bunyan, published in two parts in 1678 and 1684. The work is a symbolic vision of the good man's pilgrimage through life. At one time second only to the Bible in popularity, The Pilgrim's Progress is the most famous Christian allegory still in print. It was first published in the reign of Charles II and was largely written while its Puritan author was imprisoned for offenses against the Conventicle Act of 1593 (which prohibited the conducting of religious services outside the bailiwick of the Church of England).

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797-98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss.[1] Along with other poems in Lyrical Ballads, it is often considered a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature.[2] The Rime of the Ancient Mariner recounts the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on his way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative techniques such as personification and repetition to create a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity, depending on the mood in different parts of the poem.

Pilate

The Roman governor of Judea. Although he found Jesus innocent, he sentenced him to crucifixion.

Tsar

The Russian term for ruler or king; taken from the Roman word caesar.

SS

The Schutzstaffel was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It began with a small guard unit known as the Saal-Schutz made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for party meetings in Munich.

Tea Party-style

The Tea Party movement is an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party. Members of the movement have called for lower taxes, and for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and federal budget deficit through decreased government spending.

Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (/ˈhæmlɪt/), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 30,557 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother

divergence

The accumulation of differences between groups

Omission

The act of leaving out or neglecting

deification

The act of worshiping or revering as a god

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

The amount of money needed in one country to purchase the same goods and services in another country

Holism

The anthropological commitment to consider the full scope of human life, including culture, biology, history, and language, across space and time.

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Sovereignty of God

The attribute of God which means that he is supreme and in control.

Acts of the Apostles

The book of the New Testament that tells the story of the early Christian community

Metagenomics

The collection and sequencing of DNA from a group of species, usually an environmental sample of microorganisms. Computer software sorts partial sequences and assembles them into genome sequences of individual species making up the sample.

Baliff

The court officer whose duties are to keep order in the courtroom and to maintain physical custody of the jury.

Bush v. Gore (2000)

The court ruled that manual recounts of presidential ballots in the Nov. 2000 election could not proceed because inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties violated the equal protection clause. In effect, the ruling meant Bush would win the election.

recusal

The disqualification of a judge because of an actual or perceived bias or conflict of interest calling the judge's impartiality into question.

Bicameralism

The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies.

Apologetics

The endeavor to provide a reasoned account for the grounds of believing in the Christian faith.

The passion of christ

The events surrounding the Suffering and Death of Jesus Christ

Vindication

The evidence or proof that someone's claim is correct

Trope

The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor.

Areopagus

The governing council of Athens, originally open only to the nobility. It was named after the hill on which it met.

Abbey

The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

Claimants

The judge awarded all six of the __________ an equal share of the insurance money.

Middle English

The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.

Lower House

The legislative chamber that usually represents the population at large

Hardware

The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system

Hegelian

The monist, idealist philosophy of Hegel in which the dialectic of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis is used as an analytic tool in order to approach a higher unity or a new thesis

Ambiguity

The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.

Passover

The night the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites marked by the blood of the lamb, and spared the firstborn sons from death. It also is the feast that celebrates the deliverance of the Chosen People from bondage in Egypt and the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land.

Mask and bauble

The oldest continuously-running student theater group in the country

Diaconate

The order of deacon, one of the Holy Orders in the Catholic Church.

Tuileries

The palace in Paris in which King Louis XVI and his family were placed under house arrest after they were forcibly taken from their court at Versailles. The point of removing the royal family to Paris was to allow the people to keep a close watch on their actions.

Social Philosophy

The philosophical study of society and its institutions; concerned especially with determining the features of the ideal or best society. See also Political philosophy,

enumerated powers

The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.

Brinksmanship

The principle of not backing down in a crisis, even if it meant taking the country to the brink of war. Policy of both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.

collegiality

The principle that all the bishops of the Church with the Pope at their head form a single "college," which succeeds in every generation the "college" of the Twelve Apostles, with Peter at their head, which Christ instituted as the administrative foundation of the Church.

exegesis

The process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text

quackery

The selling of useless medical treatments or products

Andrew Jackson

The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.

cross-hairs

The sighting lines in a telescopic sight.

Waterloo

The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815, which ended his last bid for power

Divine providence

The sovereignty of God over events in the lives of individuals and throughout history

Sociologically

The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

philosophical anthropology

The subset of philosophy that studies the nature of man (human nature).

Ubermensch

The superman that Nietzsche believed would enforce new ethical values/morals to control the masses.

Beatitudes

The teachings of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount in which he describes the actions and attitudes that should characterize Christians and by which one can discover genuine meaning and happiness.

short-termism

The tendency for managers to focus excessively on short-term performance objectives at the expense of longer-term strategic objectives. It has negative implications for the likelihood of ethical lapses as well as company performance in the longer run.

Folklore

The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

Indiscipline

The trait of lacking discipline

Pubescence

The two-year span preceding puberty during which the changes leading to physical and sexual maturity take place.

Knesset

The unicameral Israeli parliament.

Moral Relativism

The view that there is no absolute or universal moral law or truth, resulting in a morality determined by cultural factors or personal preference.

contractarian

Theories (such as ideas from Kant, Locke, and Rousseau) that justify moral principles by appealing to a social contract that is voluntarily committed to under ideal conditions for such commitment.

wolf warrior

This diplomacy is characterized by Chinese diplomats' use of confrontational rhetoric, as well as diplomats' increased willingness to rebuff criticism of China and court controversy in interviews and on social media. ... "Wolf warrior" began to see use as a buzzword during the COVID-19 pandemic.

dialectics

This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever, there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis

Vetted

Thoroughly examined or evaluated

incumbents

Those already holding office. In congressional elections, incumbents usually win.

Coaxed

To attempt to influence by gentle persuasion

Brashly

To be a little more than confident, so as to appear rude.

back-biting

To bring shame upon another by secretly speaking evil of them

confound

To confuse and frustrate

ajudicate

To hear and decide judicially; to judge

abated

To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen

TOFC

Trailer on Flat Car (The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.)

Transients

Travelers without permanent homes

Revisionist History

Trying to change/edit the way history is viewed

Empathy vs. Sympathy

Understanding what it feels like vs. feeling sorry for someone

Foolhardy

Unwisely bold or daring

foolhardy

Unwisely bold or daring

satirical

Using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness

gangbusters

Very successful, especially commercially.

Bagehot

Walter ________ was a British journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race.

Excrement

Waste material from the body

Plateauing

Where progress seems to halt within a training programme and it takes some time to move on to the next level.

Martyrdom

Witness to the saving message of Christ through the sacrifice of one's life.

Cosmopolitan

Worldly or sophisticated

Pseudonymous

Written by one person but attributed to another as a way of honoring an esteemed predecessor.

Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Wrote some of the first dictionaries and spellers in the U.S. His books, which became the standard for the U.S., promoted American spellings and pronunciations, rather than British.

Myanmar

__________ (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.

Bangladesh

__________, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways. Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains, and travel by boat is common. On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, an enormous mangrove forest shared with Eastern India, is home to the royal Bengal tiger.

Guru

a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

Boko Haram

a Nigerian militant Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout all 36 states of Nigeria

Laches and the Symposium

a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Participants in the discourse present competing definitions of the concept of courage.

Pathogen

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

Fractional reserve banking

a banking system that keeps only a fraction of funds on hand and lends out the remainder

Plumage

a bird's feathers

Thesarus

a book of synonyms and antonyms

Metaphysics

a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

Skirmished

a brief unplanned fight during a war. a brief disagreemen

smorgasbord

a buffet offering a variety of hot and cold meats, salads, hors d'oeuvres, etc OriginSwedish, from smörgås '[slice of] bread and butter' [from smör 'butter' + gås 'goose, lump of butter'] + bord 'table.

klieg

a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures

Civil case

a case involving the rights of citizens

investiture

a ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office

commemoration

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

Idiosyncrasies

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual

Stop-motion

a cinematographic technique whereby the camera is repeatedly stopped and started, for example to give animated figures the impression of movement.

Rapport

a close and harmonious relationship

bloc

a combination of countries, parties, or groups sharing a common purpose.

coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Behest

a command or urgent request

Edicts

a command that is obeyed like a law

Disparagement

a communication that belittles somebody or something

disparagement

a communication that belittles somebody or something

Schema

a concept of framework that organizes and interprets information

Aphorism

a concise statement of a truth or principle

Reliquary

a container for holy relics

Tinhorn

a contemptible person; someone who believes himself to be important or skilled

synod

a council, especially of churches or church officials

Shire

a county, especially in England

Pox

a curse

preemptory challenge

a defendant's or lawyer's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason.

Scion

a descendent or heir

normative commitment

a desire to remain a member of an organization due to a feeling of obligation

Affective commitment

a desire to remain a member of an organization due to an emotional attachment to, and involvement with, that organization

Progenitor

a direct ancestor

Knaves

a dishonest or unscrupulous man

libations

a drink poured out as an offering to a deity

anaesthetic

a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

pretext

a false reason, deceptive excuse

chimera

a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination

Hare

a fast animal that resembles a rabbit

Dust-ups

a fight or quarrel.

Dossier

a file of detailed information on a person or subject

Blockbuster

a film that is a big commercial success

Platitudes

a flat, dull, or trite remark, uttered as if it were fresh or profound

Time—series

a forecasting technique that uses a series of past data points to make a forecast

Falsification

a form of deception that involves presenting false, fabricated information as though it were true

Writs

a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.

soiree

a formal party in the evening, especially at someone's home

Amity

a friendly relationship

Decoupling

a fundamental global shift in which industrialized country-dependent developing economies begin to grow based on their own underlying economic strengths rather than the ups and downs of the world's richest countries

Contingency

a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

Maxim

a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying

Boon

a gift or blessing

Deity

a god or goddess

benediction

a good blessing in a religious service

paramilitary

a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

Consortium

a group of companies or institutions

coalition

a group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends

federation

a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

Miasma

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

Unalienable

a human right based on nature or God

Spoof

a humorous copy of a film/movie, television programme, etc.

tinnitus

a jingling; a ringing or buzzing in the ear

Tact

a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations

Apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

millstone

a large stone; used to indicate a heavy weight or burden

edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

Ordinance

a law or regulation

Referendum

a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

Asymptote

a line that a graph approaches but never crosses

Proof

a logical argument in which each statement you make is supported by a statement that is accepted as true

Screed

a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious Origin Middle English: probably a variant of the noun shred. The early sense was 'fragment cut from a main piece,' then 'torn strip, tatter,' whence [via the notion of a long roll or list] sense 1 of the noun.

Odyssey

a long, adventurous journey

Gif

a lossless format for image files that supports both animated and static images.

periodical

a magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals.

vindictiveness

a malevolent desire for revenge

Nexus

a means of connection; a center

Touchstone

a means of testing worth or genuineness

standard deviation

a measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the meany

Turnstile

a mechanical gate consisting of revolving horizontal arms fixed to a vertical post, allowing only one person at a time to pass through.

Friar

a medieval European monk who traveled from place to place preaching to the poor

Zionist

a member of a movement known as Zionism, founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state

sectarian

a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs

Populist

a member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people.

Euphamism

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Hamas

a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon

Humility

a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness.

Gold Standard

a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

Impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Moniker

a name or nickname

provincialism

a narrow, limited, and self-interested view of the world

indulgence

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

Stagflation

a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)

hypochondriac

a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses

Harbinger

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. "witch hazels are the harbingers of spring"

protégé

a person under the guidance or training of another; apprentice

Civil Libertarian

a person who actively supports or works for the protection or expansion of civil liberties

Neo-Nazi

a person who belongs to a political organization whose beliefs are inspired by or reminiscent of Nazism.

Plaintiff

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Pioneer

a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow

Alien Citizen

a person who has U.S. citizenship but is still viewed as an alien. This person is considered a perpetual foreigner to the U.S.

Alien citizen

a person who has U.S. citizenship but is still viewed as an alien. This person is considered a perpetual foreigner to the U.S.

pioneer

a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

octgenarian

a person who is from 80 to 89 years old.

Drunkard

a person who is habitually drunk

tactician

a person who is skilled at planning tactics

Pilgrim

a person who makes a journey for religious reasons

busybody

a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Propagandists

a person who promotes or publicizes a particular organization or cause

lampooner

a person who publicly criticizes someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Electioneer

a person who works during an election to help a candidate get elected

Anglophone

a person whose first language is English

bailiwick

a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.

temperament

a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity

subjectivity

a personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions

Caricaturing

a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.

Pontiff

a pope or bishop

penitentiary

a prison for people convicted of serious crimes

Heuristic

a problem solving approach (algorithm) to find a satisfactory solution where finding an optimal or exact solution is impractical or impossible.

Manifesto

a public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group

quandary

a puzzling situation; a dilemma

Riddle

a question requiring thought to answer or understand; a puzzle or conundrum

Commodity

a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

Disinflation

a reduction in the rate of inflation

Unfettered Discretion

a regulation cannot give officials broad discretion over speech issues; there must be defined standards for applying the law. If statute gives unbridled discretion then it is void on its face.

recidivism (n) , recidivist (adj)

a relapse or backslide, especially into antisocial or criminal behavior after conviction and punishment. ( Allowing prisoners to earn their GED or a college degree has been shown to greatly reduce recidivism.)

panacea

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

retribution

a repayment; a deserved punishment

Tyre

a round rubber covering for a wheel

precept

a rule of conduct or action

Autocrat

a ruler who has absolute power; someone who insists on complete obedience from others; an imperious or domineering person; a dictator

Despot

a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people

despot

a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people

Egoist

a self-centered person with little regard for others

Prig

a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others

calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

dossier

a set of documents containing information about a person or event; a file

epilogue

a short passage added at the end of a literary work

Proverb

a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

Macim

a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Loon

a silly or foolish person

artifice

a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

vestibule

a small entryway within a building

Squibs

a small explosive charge that is painted and camouflaged on an area where a gunshot is to hit

cabal

a small group working in secret

Minutia

a small or trivial detail

Cinder

a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it.

Coefficients

a small whole number that appears in front of a formula in a balanced chemical equation

Pariah

a social outcast

Battle hymn of the republic

a song written by Julie Ward Howe, an anti-slavery supporter, linking the judgment of the wicked in end times with the American Civil War.

prerogative

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

epidemiologist

a specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group

bliss

a state of extreme happiness

indigence

a state of extreme poverty

Quandry

a state of perplexity or doubt

Lasaitude

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Linear regression

a statistical method used to fit a linear model to a given data set

meta-analysis

a statistical technique that averages the results of two or more studies to see if the effect of an independent variable is reliable

Crags

a steep or rugged cliff or rock face

Allegory

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

promenade

a stroll or a walk; an area used for walking

penchant

a strong attraction or inclination

Randomized experiment

a study in which the investigator assigns the treatments to the experimental units at random

Cretin

a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person

Revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.

Private pension

a system in which you pay money regularly to a company which will give you money when you reach retirement age

Autocracy

a system of government by one person with absolute power.

Ideology

a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

Stalling

a tactical method of safely controlling a suspect until you physically recover or reassess the situation, or backup arrives.

Wardrobe

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes

Excuse tax

a tax on the production or sale of a good

Programme

a television or radio broadcast

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

hysteria

a temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions, usually as a result of emotionally upsetting experiences

Materialism

a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

Unbanked

a term used to describe a person who does not have a bank account

The Shining Path

a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru

quantity theory of money

a theory asserting that the quantity of money available determines the price level and that the growth rate in the quantity of money available determines the inflation rate

Trifle

a thing of little value or importance

Torque

a turning or twisting force

Bitcoin

a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

Axiom

a universal truth; an established rule

Iota

a very small part or quantity

precipice

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Techno-nationalism

a way of understanding how technology affects the society and culture of a nation. ... Technological nationalists believe that the presence of national R&D efforts, and the effectiveness of these efforts, are key drivers to the overall growth, sustainability, and prosperity of a nation.

Quipped

a witty remark

Concubine

a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives

subpoena

a writ ordering a person to attend a court.

Statute

a written law passed by a legislative body

Zoonotic

able to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans

Brusquely

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

Humility

absence of vanity; humbleness

teetotaling

abstaining from alcohol

Transcendental

abstract, supernatural

Accretions

accumulation of foreign material such as plaque and calculus on teeth

Trans

across, through

retrogression

act of going from a better to a worse state; deterioration

Fanatical

acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

perfunctory

acting routinely with little interest or care

Prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Dynamic

active, energetic, forceful

centenary

adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.

Typographical

adj. Pertaining to typography or printing.

galvanizing

adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

Unpropitious

adjective: (of a circumstance) with little chance of success With only a bottle of water and a sandwich, the hikers faced an unpropitious task: ascending a huge mountain that took most two days to climb.

unpropitious

adjective: (of a circumstance) with little chance of success With only a bottle of water and a sandwich, the hikers faced an unpropitious task: ascending a huge mountain that took most two days to climb.

Preemptive

adjective: done before someone else can do it Just as Martha was about to take the only cookie left on the table, Noah preemptively swiped it.

blinkered

adjective: to have a limited outlook or understanding In gambling, the addict is easily blinkered by past successes and/or past failures, forgetting that the outcome of any one game is independent of the games that preceded it.

John Rawls

advocated egalitarianism

Sensuosly

affected through the senses

posthumously

after one's death

Bonos mores

against good morals : harmful to the moral welfare of society an act contra bonos mores.

consensual

agreed to by the people involved; dome with the consent of the people involved.

concurred

agreed; approved

Vigilance

alertly watchful

Posterity

all future generations

World-class

among the best in the world

Holdouts

an act of refusing an offer

blasphemy

an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

Thespians

an actor or actress

Comedienne

an actress who plays in dramas of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending.

diphtheria

an acute bacterial infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract

exhortation

an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something

epithet

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

In virtue of

an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else: virtue of Adam Smith believed in the ...s of free trade. Wilkins is now extolling (=praising very much) the ...s of organic farming.

Index

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

Seraphim

an angelic being

Ex Corde Ecclesiae

an apostolic constitution on Catholic universities issued by Pope John Paul II in 1990.

West bank

an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river

Discount window

an arrangement in which the Federal Reserve stands ready to lend money to banks in trouble

occultism

an attempt to gain special knowledge or power over other people or events, usually through magic, astrology, or witchcraft

Pretense

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

pretense

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

Cynicism

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

injunction

an authoritative command or order

Xinjiang

an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan

neurotic

an emotionally unstable person; emotionally unstable

Zero-sum

an exchange in a purely conflictual relationship in which what is gained by one competitor is lost by the other

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Reproof

an expression of blame or disapproval

Buzzword

an expression or phrase that has become popular

Meme

an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture

Hibernically

an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.

Aeon

an indefinitely long period of time; an age

Consumer price index

an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer

S&P 500 Index

an indicator of overall stock market performance based on the average stock prices of 500 top U.S. companies, compiled by Standard & Poor's

Defendant

an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

Pet-name

an informal name given to someone by their family or friends

denizens

an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

Weighted-average cost

an inventory costing assumption that uses the weighted average unit cost of the goods available for sale for both cost of goods sold and ending inventory

expletives

an oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence

Duopoly

an oligopoly consisting of only two firms

Contours

an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something

Contiurs

an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

rout

an overwhelming defeat

Transgender

an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex

Cess pool

an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage.

Sodomy

anal intercourse

lineage

ancestry

Antiquity

ancient times

indignation

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Galling

annoying; humiliating

perturbation

anxiety; mental uneasiness

Perturbed

anxious or unsettled; upset

Lotus

any of various water lilies including several presented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art

Black-box

any system that cannot be directly observed and easily understood

Galore

aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant

Ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Mollified

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

Golden ratio

approximately 1.618 and is believed to be aesthetically pleasing in art and architecture

Quarrelsome

argumentative

Dogmatic

arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs

Inperious

arrogant, overbearing

Bombast

arrogant, pompous language

Anatomically

as regards bodily structure. "an anatomically correct replica of the human brain"

succour

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress be

Presumption

assumed knowledge in advance of proof

supernaturalistic

assumption that this world was related in some way to a larger supernatural or divine world

Ambience

atmosphere; mood; feeling

orthodoxy

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

Stave

avert or delay something bad or dangerous

Stealth

avoiding detection by moving carefully

reneging

backing out of a contract after it is accepted

Ideological

based on beliefs or ideas

Empirical

based on observation or experiment

Anecdotal

based on personal accounts rather than facts or research

Vedantic Hinduism

based on the philosophical approach of the Upanishads

Rudimentary

basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

Regressive

becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state

languishing

becoming weak

Genesis

beginning; origin

benighted

being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened

fatalism

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control

Credence

belief, mental acceptance

credence

belief, mental acceptance

Ethos

beliefs or character of a group

ethos

beliefs or character of a group

Monist

believe only one thing is intrinsically good

Textualist

believe the constitution should be read as written

fatalistic

believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

self-deprecating

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest

anachronistically

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

confounded

bewildered; confused; perplexed

Translunary

beyond the moon; spiritual

Apocrypha

biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture

Brazen

bold and without shame

Geriatrics

branch of medicine dealing with older individuals and their medical problems

Plucky

brave and spirited; courageous

Chutzpah

brazenness; audacity

Perfidy

breach of faith

Pithy

brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

Terse

brief and to the point

compendium

brief, comprehensive summary

Onerous

burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

Fervid

burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

ipso facto

by the fact itself

Evocative

calling forth a vivid image or impression

philosphically

calm or unflinching in the face of trouble, defeat, or loss

Workable

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Cognizable

capable of being judicially heard and determined (known)

Sentience

capacity for feeling

Cura

care for the whole person

Wary

careful, cautious

sleuthing

carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective.

Tote

carry with difficulty

Mortifying

cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.

Enmeshed

cause to become entangled in something

Pungent

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

provocation

causing aggravation or annoyance

Polemical

causing debate or argument

Disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled

Wariness

caution about possible dangers or problems

Admonishing

cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding

inauguration

ceremony in which the President officially takes the oath of office

Reappraisal

changing one's emotional experience by changing the way one thinks about the emotion-eliciting stimulus

Collegial

characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues

rapturous

characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

Beguiled

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

Laity

church members who are not clergy

lucidity

clear understanding

Lucidity

clearness of thought or style

Parson

clergyman

ingenious

clever; resourceful

Amalgamated

combine or unite to form one organization or structure

Intervening

come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events

collegiality

companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.

lexicographer

compiler of a dictionary

diametrically opposed

completely dissimilar; opposite

acqiescence

compliance; agreement

Sangfroid

composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

hermeneutic

concerning interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts

holistic

concerning the whole rather than the parts

Terse

concise; to the point

Probing

conducting a thorough search; investigating

belied

contradicted or proved false

debauchery

corruption; self-indulgence

Gumption

courage and initiative; common sense

Fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

Statutory

created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit

Vitriol

cruel and bitter criticism

Cross-sectional data

data collected at the same or approximately the same point in time

secured debt

debt guaranteed by collateral

Senior debt

debt secured by a venture's assets

hoodwinking

deceive trick; (literally blindfold)

Consecration

dedication to the service or worship of a god

reverence

deep respect

Brazenness

defiant behavior; shocking boldness

Neuroticism

degree of emotional instability or stability

Figurative

departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.

Pathological

departing from normal condition

interdependent

dependent on one another; mutually dependent

bereaved

deprived or left desolate, especially through death

Incapacitation

depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society, usually by detaining the offender in prison

Necrophilia

deriving sexual satisfaction from contact with a dead person

snide

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

Contemptible

deserving contempt; despicable

Tyrannous

despotic; exerting absolute power

Sherlock Holmes

detective

aberrant

deviating from what is normal

Obliquities

deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking

diabolical

devilish; wicked or evil

Unruly

difficult or impossible to control; disobedient

Abtruse

difficult to understand

Gravitas

dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner

Pathogens

disease causing agents

Ignoble

dishonorable; shameful

meted

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment

Flouting

disregarding in a contemptuous way; scorning

Impious

disrespectful toward God

meted out

distributed, given

Systematic

done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.

perfunctory

done without care; in a routine fashion

cynical

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

kindling

dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

Pathological

due to disease

doorjamb

each of the two upright parts of a doorframe, on one of which the door is hung.

Zealous

eager, earnest, devoted

Dividends

earnings distributed to stockholders

pliable

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

Redaction

editing and organization of a religion's scriptures

Holism

efforts to synthesize distinct approaches and findings into a single comprehensive interpretation

Cubit

elbow, forearm

ennobling

elevating to a higher degree; dignifying; enlightening

Monograms

embroidery that forms initials of wearer's name, denotes ownership, gives an impression of custom-made

Cosmological

emphasize that all components of the universe are part of a single picture

Gospel of Luke

emphasizes Jesus' concern for all human beings

accentuating

emphasizing

Interminable

endless

Deontological

ethical theory based on duty and obligation

Panegyrics

eulogy; a speech in praise of a person, usually at a funeral

corroboration

evidence that confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

Introspection

examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

Audacity

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

audacity

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

Flattery

excessive or insincere praise

Hubris

excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy

Fanaticism

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

vainglorious

excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity

saccharine

excessively sweet or sentimental

titillation

excitement, stimulation, often superficial

Odiousness

exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance

despotic

exercising absolute power; tyrannical

congenital

existing at birth

burgeoning

expanding or growing rapidly

Pejoratively

expressing contempt or disapproval

disparaging

expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory

Robustness

extent to which a particular hypothesis-testing procedure is reasonably accurate even when its assumptions are violated

covetousness

extreme greed for material wealth

Ectsasy

extreme happiness

scrupulously

extremely careful and precise

Harrowing

extremely distressing; terrifying

Searing

extremely hot or intense

Odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

visage

face; facial expression

swooned

faint from extreme emotion

Swooned

fainted

Fealty

faithfulness; allegiance

Fidelity

faithfulness; loyalty

Disinformation

false information purposely disseminated, usually by a government, for the purpose of creating a false impression

Perjury

false testimony under oath

colloquially

familiarly and informally; related to everyday conversation

Geneaology

family history

Begotten

fathered

Propitious

favorable

revered

feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

Angsty

feeling anxiety or worry about a situation

Consternation

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

vanity

feelings of excessive pride

Handmaid

female servant

Brimmed

fill or be full to the point of overflowing

Ebbed

flowing backward or away

Endearment

fond word or act; expression of affection

Cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Impels

forces; causes to move

Forebear

forefather; ancestor; progenitor

grievances

formal complaints

Emancipated

free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberated.

FOB

free on board

Vindicated

freed from any question of guilt

Vindicated

freed from blame

Impunity

freedom from punishment

Civil Liberties

freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment

hospitality

friendly welcome and treatment of guests

Grisly

frightful, horrible, ghastly

A priori

from theory

Parsimony

frugality, stinginess

Sonorous

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

Finical

fussy, particular, fastidious

Deposition

gas to solid

Petrol

gasoline

acceded

gave in; consented

Consensus

general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions

spectre

ghost, phantom, apparition

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Abdication

giving up control authority

reneged

go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract

Receding

go or move back or further away from a previous position. "the flood waters had receded"

Counterintuitive

goes against your gut feeling or common sense

Pleasantries

good-humored remarks

Antitrust

government intervention to alter market structure or prevent abuse of market power

antitrust

government intervention to alter market structure or prevent abuse of market power

Encroachment

gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon

Felicity

great happiness

Woe

great sorrow, grief, or misfortune

Macrosm

great world; universe

Hallowed

greatly respected; holy; sacred

avariciously

greedily; greatly desiring money

Flock

group of sheep

treacherous

guilty of or involving betrayal or deception

hackles

hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog The dog's hackles rose and he began to growl as the sound of footsteps grew louder.

Cyclical

happening again and again in the same order; happening in cycles

Arduous

hard to do, requiring much effort

Draconian

hard, severe, cruel

benign

harmless

Strident

harsh sounding; grating

Rashly

hastily or without thinking

Morose

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Po-faced

having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless

Demographic

having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

virile

having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness

Erring

having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong. "the strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials"

Demoralized

having lost confidence or hope; disheartened. "how do you motivate demoralized employees?"

multilateral

having many sides; participated in by more than two participants

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Apolitical

having no interest in politics; not political

nonsensical

having no meaning; making no sense

Elongated

having notably more length than width

prudishly

having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety.

Condescendingly

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

wistful

having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing

humble

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance

avaricious

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

unscrupulous

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

Shrewd

having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.

Moralistic

having or showing strong opinions about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior

supranational

having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments

kitschy

having pretentious bad taste, especially in the arts

ecclesiastical

having to do with the church or the clergy

bilateral

having two sides

dubious

hesitating or doubting

Rents

higher-than-normal financial returns on investments that are realized from governmental restrictive interference or monopolistic markets

Candor

honesty, frankness

Ghastly

horrible; frightful

Deference

humble submission and respect

Jocular

humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

Hasten

hurry; accelerate; rush

Interventionist

idea that the United States should get involved in world affairs; An interventionist state acts vigorously to shape the performance of major sectors of the economy.

dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion

Inevitably

impossible to avoid or prevent

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

Striking

impressive

Capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

Crisply

in a concise and orderly manner

crude

in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined

indiscriminately

in a random manner

Earnestly

in a serious manner

Over-wrought

in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety

Tantalizingly

in a teasing or tormenting way

grimly (adv.)

in a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner.

Extensively

in a widespread way

Abominably

in an extremely unpleasant or disgusting manner

Demonstrably

in an obvious and provable manner

Woefully

in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

woefully

in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

Pursuant

in conformance to or agreement with

Bona fide

in good faith

Asunder

in separate parts; apart from each other in position

Prefectures

in the Japanese Meiji Restoration, a territory governed by its former daimyo lord

Procurator

in the Roman Empire, an official in charge of a province

Colloquially

in the language of ordinary or familiar conversation; informally.

Titular

in title or name only; nominal

vacillations

inability to take a stand : irresolution, indecision

Nonjusticiable

inappropriate for decision by a court

insuperable

incapable of being overcome or defeated

Queasily

inclined to feeling nausea; uneasy or uncomfortable

Subsumed

include or absorb (something) in something else

Reflation

increase the money supply and reduce taxes to accelerate economic activity

Languishing

indicating tender, sentimental melancholy

Secularization

indifference to or rejection of religion or religious consideration

innuendos

indirect suggestions, or implied meanings

civic engagement

individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern

T-statistics

inferential statistical test to determine whether a statistically significant difference between groups exists

Avenger

inflict harm on behalf of (oneself or someone else previously wronged or harmed): we must avenge our dead

Panel data

information collected from a group of consumers, organized into panels, over time

intubation

insertion of a tube into the trachea

Formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Enjoins

instruct or urge (someone) to do something

Edifying

instructing and improving spiritually or morally

tutelage

instruction, protection, or guardianship

conciliatory

intended or likely to placate or pacify

Didactic

intended to teach

Ardor

intense and passionate feeling

There is a general tendency for ________ and the rate of _______ to have an inverse relationship

interest rates; inflation

OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)

international organization that works to meet the challenges of globalization, helping governments achieve sustainable economic growth while maintaining financial stability

Enemas

introduced into the rectum to empty the bowel or treat disease

Doxing

involves the examination of Internet records in an attempt to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster.

Fiscal

involving financial matters

Blasphemous

irreverent, profane

Repression

keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

Stokes

keeps a fire going; adds fuel

benevolent

kindly, charitable

benevolence

kindness, generosity, charity

Gnosis

knowing

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Cowardice

lack of courage

Incompetence

lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

frivolity

lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

Vulgar

lacking refinement or taste; crude

Obtuse

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

Probincial

lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

Faint of heart

lacking the courage to face something difficult or dangerous

Huns

large nomadic group from northern Asia who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. They virtually lived on their horses, herding cattle, sheep, and horses as well as hunting.

Ephemeral

lasting a very short time

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

Constitutional Law

law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions

Eurosceptic

lawmakers and others who are opposed to surrendering national sovereignty to the EU

Civil Authority

leaders of public groups- particularly government leaders- or institutions that make laws

Contracts

legal agreements between buyers and sellers

Heel-taps

lift a layer of leather, etc, in the heel of a shoe

Heft

lift or carry something heavy

Whims

lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

Legendarium

literary collection of legends, particularly those detailing the life of a saint

rhetorical devices

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

clarion

loud and clear

Taucous

loud and harsh

strident

loud and harsh

Strident

loud and harsh; grating

strident

loud and harsh; grating

Vociferous

loud and noisy; compelling attention

dejection

lowness of spirits; sadness; depression

serendipity

luck, finding good things without looking for them

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

Chastened

made less proud; humbled

Exacerbates

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

Assailed

make a concerted or violent attack on

Assuaging

making less severe, relieving, easing, satisfying

Jarring

making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

Hazing

making others perform certain tasks in order to join the group

Sobering

making you feel serious and think carefully

sobering

making you feel serious and think carefully

Rendering

making; causing to be

Virility

manly character, vigor, or spirit; masculinity.

tendentiously

marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan

ceremonious

marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

chivalrous

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Bigamy

marriage to two people at the same time

Bout

match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu

submissive

meek

Blue-collar

member of the working class who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage

Melded

merge, unite

mRNA

messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome

Grafting

method of propagation used to reproduce seedless plants and varieties of woody plants that cannot be propagated from cuttings

munitions

military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores.

persecution

mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs

Middling

moderate or average in size, amount, or rank

Top-ups

money given in addition to a basic salary

Capital expenditure

money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.

Dearer

more expensive

cardinal

most important; chief

lamented

mourned or grieved for

Interest rates and bond prices

move in opposite directions

Ventilation

movement of air into and out of the lungs

recedes

moves back

Consortium

n. A group of companies or institutions

Brogue

n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.

Sectarian

narrowly confined to a particular group

indispensable

necessary

Provisions

necessary supplies, such as food

Remiss

neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

recrudescence

new outbreak after a period of inactivity

Penultimate

next to last

incorrigible

not able to be corrected; beyond control

unabashed

not embarrassed

impenitent

not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses

Uncongenial

not friendly or pleasant to be with

Stingy

not generous

Spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid

ungracious

not polite or friendly

Reticent

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Undeserved

not warranted, merited, or earned

descriptive statistics

numerical data used to measure and describe characteristics of groups. Includes measures of central tendency and measures of variation.

Phenomena

observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

Civil

observing accepted social customs; not rude

naturalistic observation

observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation

Recurring

occur again, periodically, or repeatedly.

incidental

occurring as a minor consequence of something more important

serendipitous

occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way

postmortem

occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead

Bottlenecks

occurs when resources reach full capacity and cannot handle any additional demands; they limit throughput and impede operations

Eccentricities

oddities or peculiarities in conduct

aristocratic

of noble birth; snobbish

Manichean

of or characterized by dualistic contrast or conflict between opposites.

Maternal

of or like a mother

centrist

of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas

Systemic

of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems

Yogic

of or pertaining to yoga

Monetary

of or relating to money or currency

ecclesial

of or relating to the church

Sidereal

of or relating to the stars or constellations

Apocryphal

of questionable authority or authenticity

Sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Rooseveltian

of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.

Structural

of, relating to, or forming part of the structure of a building or other item.

Quantal

of, relating to, or having only two experimental alternatives (such as dead or alive, all or none)

Fortnightly

once every two weeks

Successively

one after another, sequentially

Permisiveness

one hormone cannot exert its effects without another hormone being present

Confidant

one to whom you confide your secrets

Metaphysician

one who examines the fundamental nature of reality and being

Arbiters

one who has power to judge or decide

Potentate

one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch

Evangelist

one who proclaims in word and deed the Good News of Jesus Christ

Philogist

one who studies languages; a linguist

liberal

open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.

ingenuousness

openly straightforward or frank

Opiod

opium or any of the drugs derived from opium, including morphine, heroin, and codeine

Antagonistic

opposed; hostile; aggressive

Anti-clericalism

opposition to the political power of religious institutions or the clergy

Humdrum

ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

Anti-Defamation League

organization formed in 1913 to defend Jews against physical and verbal attacks and false statements

Continuance commitment

organizational commitment based on the fact that an individual cannot afford to leave

Pontifical

ornate; stiff; having the pomp and dignity of a high priest or Pope

anachronistic

out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

gregarious

outgoing; sociable

purportedly

outwardly appearing as such; allegedly

Decadent

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

ecstatically

overwhelmingly joyful

George Steinbrenner

owner of NY Yankees baseball team, often hated

Thirty-second spots

paid political ads 30 seconds in duration

Picket

parade in front of the employer's business carrying signs about the dispute

Quarks

particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons

amicable

peaceable, friendly

Lepers

people having the chronic infectious disease of the skin (leprosy), flesh, nerves

cognoscenti

people who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject Origin late 18th century: from Italian conoscenti, literally 'people who know.' The g was added under the influence of Latin cognoscent- 'getting to know,' from the verb cognoscere [Italian conoscere ].

Rogues

people who are deceitful or criminally minded

Debunkers

people who expose/throw out old ideas

Insurgents

people who rebel against their government

Political entrepreneurs

people willing to assume the costs of forming and maintaining an organization even when others may free-ride on them

Patristic Era

period named because the major writers of the time are known as the "fathers" of the church

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

Amorist

person dedicated to love, especially one who writes about love

Humanist

perspective in psychology that stresses the goodness of people and their possibility of reaching their fullest potential

Coax

persuade (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something

Viral

pertaining to a virus; like or caused by a virus

conjugal

pertaining to marriage

prophylactic

pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease or pregnancy

erotic

pertaining to sexual love

Opthalmic

pertaining to the eye

Eugenic

pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race

Hypocorism

pet-name; diminutive or abbreviated name

Paradigms

philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them

Precepts

policy rules that conclude that a particular course of action is preferable

Civility

polite and courteous behavior

potent

powerful; highly effective

Impotent

powerless; lacking strength

Praxis

practical action that is taken on the basis of intellectual or theoretical understanding

Pragmatic

practical, as opposed to idealistic

Teetotalism

practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total

Antecedents

preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

serialized

presented in parts; presented in a sequence

Propitious

presenting favorable circumstances

Feign

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

stymied

prevent or hinder the progress of

Presumably

probably; reasonably supposed

Pitfalls

problems that are likely to happen

salubrious

promoting health or well-being

Auspices

protection; support; sponsorship

Garrisoned

provide (a place) with a body of troops.

Job-retention schemes

provide strong income support to workers on reduced working hours, mitigating financial hardship for many workers and supporting aggregate demand. Income support provided through job retention schemes tends to be stronger than regular unemployment benefits.

Dispositive

providing a final resolution (as of an issue)

Freud

psychoanalysis

Freud

psychoanalytic theory

decried

publicly denounce

Imperilled

put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed

Pendantic

putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge

imperturbability

quality of being calm and not easily disturbed

Deftly

quickly and skillfully

hastily

quickly and with little thought

Demurred

raise doubts or objections or show reluctance

Deductive reasoning

reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)

roguery

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

eponymous

referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporating the name of such a person

Anthropological

referring to the study of human beings and their cultures

socioeconomic background

refers to a combination of social class and income-related factors

merger-and-acquisition

refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling and combining of different companies that can aid, finance, or help a growing company in a given industry grow rapidly without having to create another business entity

Urbane

refined in manner or style, suave

Lamenting

regretting deeply; mourning, expressly sorrow

Calvinistic

related to a form of Christianity that emphasizes God's power, humanity's sinfulness, and predestination

Mammalian

related to mammals

Tribal

relating to a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs

Avian

relating to birds

dispositive

relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property

voluptuous

relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure

A priori

relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions

Phonetic

relating to or representing the sounds of the spoken language

Ethnic

relating to races

Ethnographic

relating to studies in which researchers actively engage with participants

Temporal

relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

temporal

relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

Mullahs

religious leaders under the Safavids; worked to convert all subjects to Shi'ism.

Atonement

reparation for a wrong or injury

Ratification of the Constitution

required 9 out of 13 states to ratify (approve) it to become law.

granular

resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.

seditious

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Venerable

respected because of age

venerable

respected because of age

deferential

respectful and polite in a submissive way

Inadvertent

resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

reprisals

retaliation against an enemy

Cadence

rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

Derision

ridicule; mockery

Derisive

ridiculing, mocking

ludicrous

ridiculous, laughable, absurd

Doctrinaire fp0

rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

doctrinaire

rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

Regal

royal, kinglike; fit for a king

Hearsay

rumor, gossip

invioble

sacred

Intoned

say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice

Furtively

secretly

inviolability

security from being destroyed, corrupted or profaned They respected the inviolability of her faith and did not try to change her manner of living.

Curated

select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition)

Auto

self, own

Continence

self-control; abstention from sexual activity

Pharisaic

self-righteous; sanctimonious

peril

serious and immediate danger

counterposed

set against or in opposition to

Earmarked

set aside or marked for a specific purpose

condemnation

severe reproof; strong censure

Ascetism

severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

pederasty

sexual activity involving a man and a boy

Wrought

shaped; made

lustrous

shining

Lustrous

shiny; glossy

Ephemeral

short-lived

ingenuous

showing innocence or childlike simplicity

bungling

showing lack of skill or aptitude

Stolidly

showing little emotion

Discreet

showing tact, respect, and restraint in speech or behavior

penitential

showing that you are sorry for having done something wrong

colicky

sickly

Synchronously

simultaneously, concurrently

Longbow

six-foot-long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor

Diplomatic

skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people

appeaser

slightly action to calm someone'

Poky

small and cramped

de minimis

small or minimal, insignificant

Minnow

small slender freshwater fish

Suave

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Ludicrously

so as to arouse or deserve laughter

bête noire

someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids

Zealot

someone passionately devoted to a cause

Secularist

someone who believes religion and society should be separate

hairsplitter

someone who questions details obsessively and unnecessarily

vicar

someone who serves as a substitute or agent for someone else

Adherents

someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas

Leviathan

something enormous and powerful; a sea monster

Trump card

something giving one person an advantage over another

novelties

something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originality

paradoxical

something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

One-off

something that happens or is made or done only once

Counsel

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Pundits

somewhat derisive term for print, broadcast, and radio commentators on the political news

Mollified

soothed; calmed

Appeased

soothed; pacified

eulogium

speech or writing in praise of a person; eulogy

Reeling

staggering or swaying

Musty

stale, moldy; out-of-date

Leering

staring in an evil way

estrangement

state of being separated or kept at a distance

Tautologies

statements that are true by definition

Dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Austerity

sternness or severity of manner or attitude

austerities

sternness or severity of manner or attitude

austerity

sternness or severity of manner or attitude

parsimonious

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

Miserly

stingy; meanr

Uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

digression

straying from main point

Rammed

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

caressed

stroked lovingly

animosity

strong dislike; bitter hostility

Dogmatic

strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

floundered

struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud

intractable

stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

Geopolitics

study of government and its policies as affected by physical geography

Gerontology

study of the aging process

Ethnologist

study the characteristics of various people and the differences and relationships between them

Caliph

successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims

Famished

suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

Stifling

suffocating; oppressively close

Circumstantial

suggesting that something is true without proving it

Gorged

swallow with greediness

ascendant

synonyms: rising [in power], on the rise, on the way up, up-and-coming, flourishing, prospering, burgeoning ";his onetime political supporters have become the ascendant electoral Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ascendent- 'climbing up,' from the verb ascendere [see ascend].

Retroactive

taking effect from a date in the past

Avenging

taking vengeance or exact satisfaction for

tantalizing

tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach

Evasive

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

Ossified

tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and reactionary with age; literally, turned into bone

reminiscent

tending to remind one of something

Naturalistic

term refers to observations made of individual's behavior in an everyday life setting

Warren court

the Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech

As

the Ten Commandments

absolute advantage

the ability of an individual, a firm, or a country to produce more of a good or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources

resilience

the ability to adapt effectively in the face of threats

Comparative advantage

the ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer

Preoccupation

the absorption of the attention or intellect

Indictment

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

indictment

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

expiation

the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing

subjugation

the act of conquering or bringing under control; enslavement

Lagresse

the act of giving generously; gifts

Solicitation

the act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something

McCarthysim

the act of seeking subversives without cause or need (seen during the 1950s when Senator Joseph McCarthy stoked fear of Communism).

Defenstration

the act of throwing someone or something out a window

Evictions

the action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; expulsion. "the forced eviction of residents"

Provisions

the action of providing or supplying something for use

Capitulation

the action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand.

Self-aggrandizement

the action or process of promoting oneself as being powerful or important

self-aggrandizement

the action or process of promoting oneself as being powerful or important

Covariation

the amount of change in one variable that is consistently related to the change in another variable of interest

Aggregate Demand

the amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels

St. John

the apostle who stood below the cross. Jesus asked John to take care of His mother.

Parralax

the apparent change in position of an object when seen from different places

Topography

the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

Rhetoric

the art of using language effectively and persuasively

Acession

the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

Due diligence

the attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation.

Realism

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Meliorism

the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Normatively

the belief violates the social conventions of the dominate belief system

Parliament house poll

the building where the two houses of Parliament meet, on Capital Hill in the Australian Capital Territory

Procurement

the buying and reselling of goods that have already been produced

Warren Court

the chief justice that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in Brown v. Board of Education (1954); he was the first justice to help the civil rights movement, judicial activism

Genome

the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes

silhouette

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.

Verdict

the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

Residuals

the difference between an observed value of the response variable and the value predicted by the regression line

Antithesis

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

sublation

the displacement, elevation or removal of a part

Semiconductors

the elements that are intermediate conductors of heat and electricity

Equal Protection

the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities

Emancipation

the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

Contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Macdonald

the first Labour Party prime minister of Britain; although he held the office for less than a year, the Labour Party established itself as a major force in British politics

Attorney General

the head of the department of justice

Gridlock

the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government

Natural sciences

the intellectual and academic disciplines designed to comprehend, explain, and predict events in our natural environments

federal funds rate

the interest rate at which banks make overnight loans to one another

Lion's share

the largest part of something. "William was appointed editor, which meant that he did the lion's share of the work"l

Parliament

the lawmaking body of British government

capital punishment

the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.

nadir

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

Groupthink

the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

Mohammedanism

the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran

Sanskrit

the most important language of ancient India

infanticide

the murder of infants

pariahs

the name of the group of people outside the caste system; they were the contained the outcasts of society and untouchables, were not considered a part of Indian society or the caste system

Reciprocity

the obligation to return in kind what another has done for us

Periphery

the outermost part or boundary

Outcrop

the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

Heteroskedasticity

the pattern of covariation around the regression line is not constant around the regression line, and varies in some way when the values change from small to medium and large

Publius

the pen name that Framers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when writing the Federalist Papers; Latin for "public man"

incidence rate

the percentage of the general population that is the subject of the market research

resilience

the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from adversity and even trauma

speaking in tongues

the phenomenon of speaking in an apparently unknown language, often in an energetic and fast-paced way

vogue

the popular fashion of the time; wide acceptance or favor

Clairvoyance

the power to see things that cannot be perceived by the senses

Idealism

the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.

Usury

the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Transnationalism

the practice of maintaining active participation in social, economic, religious, and political spheres across national borders

Expediting

the process of completing a job or finishing with a customer sooner than would otherwise be done

Adjudication

the process of determining whether the defendant is guilty

Software

the programs and other operating information used by a computer.

Providence

the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

providence

the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

Arbitrage

the purchase of securities in one market for immediate resale in another to profit from a price discrepancy

Verismilitude

the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

telegenic

the quality of looking good on TV

obstinacy

the quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness.

recapitulation

the restatement of a main idea; a summary or concise review

Linguistics

the scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language

Velocity

the speed of an object in a particular direction

standard error

the standard deviation of a sampling distribution

Internment

the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Fractionalism

the state of consisting of discrete units

sancitity

the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

Solemnity

the state or quality of being serious and dignified

Converse

the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

Industrial policy

the strategies by which a government works actively with industries to promote their growth and tailor trade policy to their needs

Cultural anthropology

the study of people's communities, behaviors, beliefs, and institutions, including how people make meaning as they live, work, and play together

Ballistic

the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

philosophy

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Metaphysics

the study of the nature of reality

etymology

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout historyy

Virology

the study of viruses and viral diseases

Onyx

the technical term for nail of the fingers or toes

Protectionism

the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.

nihilism

the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs

Bicentenary

the two-hundredth anniversary of a significant event

Piracy

the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work

Labor value theory

the understanding that the price of a good or product depends on the cost and time of producing it

empiricism

the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation

Theodicy

the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.

Coup

the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment

Coup

the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment on

Vox Dei

the voice of God

Portents

things that foreshadow a coming event : omens, or signs

Single-minded

thinking in a concentrated way about sth and determined to achieve it

Progressive Era

time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups sought to reform America economically, socially, and politically

indefatigable

tireless

Revved

to accelerate speed of an engine

concededly

to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit

preempted

to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself

dither

to act confusedly or without clear purpose

bushwack

to ambush somebody, surprise attack from a concealed place

Presuppose

to assume beforehand; to take for granted in advance; to require as a prior condition

Reviled

to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names

Cert

to be sure, to trust

Coarsen

to become rough or cause something to become rough

Religio

to bind together

Pacified

to bring into submission; to soothe someone who is upset; to quiet or calm

Conflate

to bring together; to merge into a composite whole

Incinerated

to burn or reduce to ashes

obfuscate

to confuse; to bewilder

Beguile

to deceive

Reprove

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Presage

to foretell; indicate in advance

Ideate

to form an idea

begat

to give birth to; to create

Mulled

to go over extensively in the mind, ponder

Mortify

to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

Levy

to impose or collect, usually taxes

demoralize

to lower the spirits of; weaken the confidence or cheerfulness of

besmirch

to make dirty; to stain

promulgation

to make known to the public, declare; to make widespread

mitigate

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

long-shelved

to not take action on something until a later time

Adulatory

to praise or admire excessively; fawn on

adulatory

to praise or admire excessively; fawn on

proscribing

to prohibit

Bridled

to pull one's head back in anger or pride; especially when one feels one has been offended

christened

to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize; to give a name to at a baptism

Rebuffed

to reject bluntly

Recuse

to remove oneself from participation to avoid a conflict of interest

Typify

to represent

procreate

to reproduce, as offspring

Lampoon

to ridicule with satire

vilifying

to ruin someones reputation, slander, libel, to talk negatively about someone

Sanctify

to set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify

redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

Placate

to soothe or pacify

expatiation

to speak or write at length

Galvanize

to startle into sudden activity

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

supplanted

to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

supplant

to take the place of, supersede

Preemptory

to take the place of; displace, to have precedence or predominance over

Maundering

to talk in a rambling, foolish or meaningless way

Mulled

to think about carefully

Litigate

to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings

Subvert

to undermine; to corrupt

Diverge

to vary; go in different directions from the same point

presumptuous

too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

Treacly

too sweet; over sentimental

treacly

too sweet; over sentimental

Gross

total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant

groveling

totally submissive

Telecommunications

transmitting information and communicating electronically

Sojourner

traveler; seeker of the truth

Patronizing

treating with condescension; acting superior

patronizing

treating with condescension; acting superior

Wiley

tricky or devious

Verily

truly

Perverted

twisted, corrupted, turned from normal course

Contortions

twistings; distortions

Gothic-style

type of European architecture that developed in the Middle Ages, characterized by flying buttresses, ribbed vaulting, thin walls, and high roofs

Renewables

types of energy that can be replaced naturally such as energy produced from wind or water

Unassailable

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

unassailable

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

Objective

unbiased; not subjective

Eccentric

unconventional and slightly strange

workplace deviance

unethical behavior that violates organizational norms about right and wrong

Ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

force majeure

unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract

trifling

unimportant

Inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Catholic

universal; broad and comprehensive

Catholic

universal; wide-ranging

smarmy

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Incontrovertible

unquestionable, beyond dispute

Pettifoger

unscrupulous lawyer

Ether

upper air

Hypothesis tests

use a known distribution to determine whether a hypothesis of no difference (the null hypothesis) can be rejected

Informatics

use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making

Red herrings

use misleading or unrelated evidence to support a conclusion

coercion

use of force to get someone to obey

Hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Stopper

used to cap flasks containing liquids

unilaterally

used to indicate that something is done by only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of others.

denigration

using false charges to damage another's reputation

politicize

v. to give a political character to something

Inoculations

vaccination

generality

vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

Variegated

varied; marked with different colors

Incensed

very angry; enraged

fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Ardent

very enthusiastic, impassioned

Unstinting

very generous

Gusto

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

Treachery

violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason

Sensory Learning Styles

visual, auditory, kinesthetic

Vox populi

voice of the people

relinquish

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

Staggered

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Bostock v. Clayton County

was a landmark[1] United States Supreme Court civil rights case in which the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because they are gay or transgender.[2]

Atrophying

waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect

Dross

waste; worthless matter

Pejoratively

way of showing disapproval or to insult someone

Impotence

weakness

Weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness

proverbial

well-known because widely repeated

Quantitative easing

when the Fed buys longer-term government bonds or other securities

Fiends

wicked people; devils; demons

frenetic

wildly excited or active

Prudence

wisdom, caution, or restraint

sagacious

wise; having keen perception and sound judgement

Perspacious

wise; insightful; acutely intelligent

sagaciously (adv)

wisely

Astride

with a leg on each side of; straddling

assiduously

with care and persistence

drudgery

work that is hard and tiresome

ecumenical

worldwide or universal in influence or application

Deifed

worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god.

Dignified

worthy of respect

Prose

written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Torts

wrongful acts for which an injured party has the right to sue

debutante

young woman who has just made her formal entrance into society

egregious

(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

Facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Squeamish

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

Faddish

(adj.) intensely fashionable for a short time (syn.) faddy, fashionable, stylish

Effete

(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date

Overt

(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Diminutive

(adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type

Unbridled

(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Aristotle

A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato

Anti-dilution

A contract clause that protects an investor from a substantial reduction in percentage ownership is a company due to the issuance by the company of additional shares to other entities. The mechanism for making adjustments is called a Ratchet.

Figure of speech

A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

Filibuster

A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.

Cloture

A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.

Paradox

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Binary

A way of representing information using only two options.

contemptuous

Feeling hatred; scornful

Patriot

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

Filibusters

An adventurer who engages in a private rebellious activity in a foreign country.

Concurring

An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.

Injunction

An order which legally prevents something

Hamilton

Federalist

Second President of the United States

John Adams

Tunisia

North Africa

Federalism

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Federalists

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

Gao

Government Accountability Office

Unduly

excessively; in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner; immoderately; in contradiction of moral or legal standards.

Zealous

fervent; fanatical

Opportune

occurring or coming at a good time

Liquidation

occurs when a business closes and sells its assets to pay creditors

Ostensible

professed but not necessarily true

Patrimony

property inherited from one's father or male ancestor

Meek

quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.

dialectic

the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions

Hegemony

the domination of one state or group over its allies