| A | B |
|---|
| elicit | to cause, produce, or bring out a reaction |
| lucid | clear and easily understood |
| facilitate | to help along in order to make something easy |
| solace | to comfort someone at a time of sadness |
| rhombus | a polygon with 4 equal sides and opposite angles equal |
| common denominators | common multiples of two or more denominators |
| flippant | showing a lack of appropriate seriousness |
| proverb | a short saying that expresses an obvious truth |
| misconstrue | to understand or interpret incorrectly |
| deduce | to reach a logical conclusion |
| prime number | a number with only two factors |
| mixed number | a number composed of a whole number and a fraction |
| variable | a letter or symbol that stands for an unknown number |
| scalene triangle | has no equal sides |
| numerator | the number above the fraction bar |
| radius | the distance from the center of a circle to the edge |
| associative property | allows you to add or multiply with different groupings |
| infinite | without an end or limit |
| denominator | the number belwo the fraction bar |
| isosceles triangle | has 2 equal sides |
| opaque | impenetrable to light |
| copious | produced in large quantities |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to yourself |
| nomad | member of a group that moves from place to place |
| capricious | unpredictable |
| utopian | typical of an ideal world |
| refurbish | to renovate or repair |
| quandary | a state of uncertainty as to what to do |
| covert | secret or covered over |
| patronize | to be condescending to people perceived as less important |
| diagonal | line segment that joins two noncensecutive verticies |
| square | 4 sided figure with sides of equal lengths |
| parallel lines | lines in the same plane that do not intersect |
| perpendicular lines | two lines that intersect to form a right angle |
| circle | set of all points on a plane that are the same distance from a given point |
| semi-circle | half of a circle |
| central angle | an angle having its vertex at the center of a circle |
| rhombus | a polygon with 4 equal sides and the opposite angles equal |
| parallelogram | 4 sided polygon with tow pairs of equal and parallel sides |
| quadrilateral | 4 sided figure |
| matrix | a rectangular array of numbers |
| exponent | number used to tell how many times a number is used in a factor |
| integer | a number that is a positive whole number, negative whole numbe, or zero |
| Order of Operations | PEMDAS |
| function | a relation in which each value of an independent bariable is associated with a dependent one |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words |
| focus | the center of attention |
| metaphor | comparison of 2 unlike things; not using like or as |
| genre | a category used to classify literary works |
| primary source | text that tell or show first hand account of an event |
| tenuous | liable to break down easily when challenged |
| litigious | overly inclined to quarrel and argue |
| prodigy | someone who shows a natural talent at a young age |
| catalyst | somethign that increases the rate of a chemical reaction |
| jovial | cheerful in mood or disposition |
| semblance | outward appearance or show, usually not true |
| guffaw | loud or obnoxious laugh |
| adament | very determined |
| preconceive | to form an opinion or idea before information is available |
| synopsis | a condensed version of a text |
| proportion | an equation of the form a/b=c/d |
| expression | a math phrase that can include operations,numerals, and variables |
| rational numbers | any number that can be written in the form a/b |
| Y-intercept | where a line crosses the Y axis |
| reciprocal | the fractional number that results from dividing one by the number |
| meter | the repetition of stressd and unstressed syllables |
| irony | the opposite of the expected happens |
| point of view | the way in which an author reveals characters |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | the character or force that opposes the main character |
| slope | the ration of change in Y and change in X |
| polygon | a union of segments connected end to end |
| ratio | a comparison of two numbers by division |
| mutiple | a number that is the product of a given integer and another number |
| research | inquiry into a subject to discover facts of principles |
| theme | topic of writing |
| context clue | information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words |
| figurative | language that cannot be taken literally |
| relation | a set of ordered pairs |
| convections | mechanics, usage and sentence completeness |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later |
| image | a word or phrase that addresses the 5 senses |
| setting | the location of the story |
| absolute value | the number's distance from 0 on the number line |
