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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Strayer | Textbook used by Humanities to fill out notes regarding WHAP |
| Acorn Book | Workbook that covers all of WHAP course, filled out with AMSCO |
| AMSCO | Official textbook for AP Courses |
| Historical Thinking Skills | Lenses in which we view history including: CCOT, Causation, and Comparison |
| SEPTIC | Social, economical, political, technological, interactions with environment, and culturally |
| Juxtaposition | Comparing two things side by side to highlight the contrast between the two. |
| Digress | to deviate, to diverge from the main subject of a conversation or writing |
| Consolidate | to combine something into a more effective, coherent whole. In history, often used in discussions of empires, countries, power structures. |
| Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by appointed state officials rather than by elected representatives |
| Mimesis | The imitation of reality within an art form |
| Commerce | The practice of buying and selling goods and products, especially on a large scale; see commercial as an adjective; think trade |
| Artisian | a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand; see artisanal as an adjective |
| Agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land; think agriculture |
| Deus ex machina | A convention of Classical Greek theatre; literally the “god machine” or “god from the machine;” an unexpected resolution to a problem |
| Syncretism | the combining or attempted combining of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought; think syncing or blending |
| Monarchy | Government where one power/person rules the whole nation |
| Theocracy | Government where religion is valued, which means religious leaders are also political leaders. |
| Republic | People have the power, and are capable of electing a president. |
| Coerce | to force, exploit; see coerced labor |
| Squander | to waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner |
| Egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities |
| Pastoralism | social organization based on livestock raising as the primary economic activity; see pastoral as an adjective |
| Stratification | the arrangement or classification of something into different groups; also see hierarchy |
| Patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line |
| Catharsis | “cleansing,” the audience's emotional “purification” or “release” at the end of a tragedy |
| Monasticism | referring to a way of life by a person (e.g. monk or nun) who lives under religious vows |
| Hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others |
| Hubris | “excessive pride;” often the reason the tragic hero defies fate and falls |
| Laconic | to be especially terse in speech or writing [terse: short, abrupt in communication] |
| Hamartia | Greek term for “tragic flaw” -- the tragic hero's flaw or error in judgment which leads to their downfall |
| Microcosm | Something that serves as a small expression of the essential elements or traits of something much larger. |
| Hitherto | Until now; up until this point |
| Edict | An official order or proclamation made a person in power. |
| Earnest | Expressed with sincerity or conviction. |
| Precarious | Not securely held in place; likely to fall or collapse |
| Herald | A messenger bringing news; a sign of something to come |
| Emulate | To imitate; replicate |
| Tenet | A foundational principle or belief, especially of a religion or philosophy |
| Proliferate | To increase rapidly |
| Alienate | To cause someone to feel isolated or singled out; to make someone feel like an “alien” |
| Coronate | To crown someone; e.g. to make king or ruler in a crowning ceremony |
| Memento | An item or object kept as a reminder of something |
| Magnanimous | Especially generous or benevolent, particularly to a rival, enemy, or someone less powerful |
| Imperial | Of or relating to an empire |
| Entrenched | In reference to an attitude, habit, or belief -- to be very unlikely to change; deeply ingrained |
| Conducive | In reference to an environment, situation, or practice -- favorable or helpful for producing a particular outcome. |
| Veneration | Deep respect, adoration, worship |
| Diaspora | The spread of people and cultures from their homeland or place of origin. |
| Disdain | Contempt or deep hatred for something, often because that thing is considered undeserving of respect. |
| Divination | The practice of seeking knowledge of the future from supernatural sources. |
| Shamanism | A spiritual practice in which a spiritual leader (shaman) communicates with the world of the spirits on behalf of their community. |
| Stoic | (of) a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining |
| Secular | attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
| Non-secular | relating to or involving religious or spiritual matters |
| Esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest |
| Solicitious | Showing interest or concern |
| Inconsequential | Not important; not significant |
| Coincide | Corresponds or happens at the same time |
| Deference | Humility, submission, respect (usually to another) |
| Vernacular | Everyday speech; the language spoken by the common people of a region |
| Ambiguous | Unclear; non-specific; open to interpretation |
| Contentious | Controversial; likely to spark an argument; (of a person) likely to argue |
| Heresy | Opinion, idea, or belief deeply contrary to what is generally accepted (especially common in matters of religion) |
| Indulgence | Allowing enjoyment of a pleasure that is usually disapproved of, OR, relation to the Roman Catholic Church in where the pope would sell indulgences that would "forgive" sins. |
| Meter | The rhythmic structure of poetry; the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of poetry |
| Iambic Pentameter | Poetic meter in which one line of poetry is made up of five (penta-) repeating sets of this syllabic pattern: unstressed, stressed. |
| Anachronism | Especially in literature, media, theatre, e.g., something that does not fit in the established time period. |
| Sect | Especially in a religious context, a subdivision that is separate from the larger religious group that has, to some extent, diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc. |
| Archaic | Very old; often no longer in use or considered common practice. |
| Stark | Severe, intense, bare |
| Abstain | Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something OR formally decline |
| Exacerbate | Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. |
| Execrable | Extremely bad or unpleasant. |
| Nonchalant | Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm. |
| Tenuous | Very weak or slight; not strong or secure. |
| Trite | Lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse. |
| Yoke | A Wooden device used to attach two animals together to a wagon, OR, tying two things together closely often in a negative sense, constricting or restricting in nature. |
| Asceticism | Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. |
| Mercurial | Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. May also refer to the element, planet, or Greek god (from whom the term is derived). |
| Latent | Something existing but not yet developed or observable; hidden or concealed, especially of a talent or nature. |
| Legitimize | Providing rationale or proof of authenticity; to prove an object, idea, or action as deserving of respect; especially in regard to monarchy, the attempt to validate a monarch’s power, role, or placement on the throne. |
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