Question 1

Actinides

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Series of radioactive metallic elements in group 3 of the periodic table.

Question 2

Axiom

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A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

Question 3

Allocative Efficiency

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A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences.

Question 4

Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 5

Anaphora

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The use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation.

Question 6

Asyndeton

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The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Question 7

Bronsted-Lowry Acid

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Substance that donates a proton (H+) in a chemical reaction.

Question 8

Bronsted-Lowry Base

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Substance that accepts a proton (H+) in a chemical reaction.

Question 9

Commensalism

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An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

Question 10

Covalent Bond

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A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electrons.

Question 11

Declarative Sentence

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A type of sentence structure used primarily to make statements.

Question 12

Elasticity of Demand

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A measure of the relationship between a change in the quantity demanded of a good and a change in its price.

Question 13

Fossil Fuels

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Natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

Question 14

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.

Question 15

Homozygous

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Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Question 16

Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 17

Ionic Bond

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Formed when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom.

Question 18

Kinetic Energy

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Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

Question 19

Law of Supply

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The quantity of a good supplied rises as the market price rises, and falls as the price falls.

Question 20

Metonymy

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A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else closely associated with it.

Question 21

Monopolistic Competition

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A type of imperfect competition such that many producers sell products that are differentiated from one another.

Question 22

Noun

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A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

Question 23

Oligopoly

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A state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers.

Question 24

Parallelism

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The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

Question 25

Perfect Competition

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A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogenous product, and easy entry and exit.

Question 26

Potential Energy

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The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others.

Question 27

Predicate

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The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject.

Question 28

Prokaryotic Cell

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A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelles.

Question 29

Quadrilateral

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A four-sided figure.

Question 30

Respiration

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The action of breathing.

Question 31

Symbiosis

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Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

Question 32

Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

Question 33

Troposphere

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The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to about 6-8 km at the poles and 17-18 km at the equator.

Question 34

Tragedy

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A genre of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events.

Question 35

Unemployment Rate

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The percentage of the total labor force that is jobless but actively seeking employment.

Question 36

Velocity

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The speed of something in a given direction.

Question 37

Xylem

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The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root.

Question 38

Yeast

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A microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and are capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

Question 39

Zygote

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A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.

Question 40

Adverb

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A word or phrase that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

Question 41

Buffer Solution

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A solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it.

Question 42

Compound Interest

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Interest on a loan or deposit calculated based on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.

Question 43

Dramatic Irony

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A literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters.

Question 44

Exponential Growth

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Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.

Question 45

Friction

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The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

Question 46

Genotype

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The genetic constitution of an individual organism.

Question 47

Heptagon

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A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

Question 48

Isotope

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Each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.

Question 49

Joule

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The SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves one meter in the direction of action of the force.

Question 50

Kinematics

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The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces which cause the motion.

Question 51

Lipid

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Any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

Question 52

Mitochondria

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An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

Question 53

Neutron

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A subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.

Question 54

Oxidation

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A process that involves complete or partial loss of electrons or a gain of oxygen; it results in an increase in the oxidation state of an atom.

Question 55

Permutation

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The act of arranging all the members of a set into some sequence or order.

Question 56

Quotient

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The result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

Question 57

Rhombus

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A parallelogram with opposite equal acute angles, opposite equal obtuse angles, and four equal sides.

Question 58

Satire

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.

Question 59

Tautology

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The saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style.

Question 60

Understatement

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The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

Question 61

Volume

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The amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container.

Question 62

Wavelength

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The distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.

Question 63

X-Intercept

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The x-coordinate of a point where a line, curve, or surface intersects the x-axis.

Question 64

Yield

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The income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received.

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