A | B |
supply | the amount you have of something; the higher the supply the lower the price |
demand | the amount people want something; the higher the demand the higher the price |
opportunity cost | making a choice for one thing or another; which ever one you choose is your opportunity and the one you don't choose is the cost |
scarcity | something that is very valuable because there isn't much of it; water in the desert or diamonds |
onomatopoeia | sounds that are made into words like "OWW or Smack" |
simile | use "like or as" to make a comparison with something else; usually done so the audience has a better picture of what you are talking about |
sensory imagery | use your five senses to describe things; see, hear, smell, taste, touch |
hyperbole | an exageration that is funny; for example, you are so ugly that your own reflection screams and runs away |
idiom | a word or phrase that can't be taken literally; it means something different than it says; For instance, "let the cat out of the bag" |
tax | how a government raises money |
debit | subtracting from your bank balance |
credit | adding to your bank balance |
commas | between city and state and between the day and year (September 30, 2013) |
survey | use this to get information about something like how much people want what you are selling |
area | length times width; the inside |
perimeter | add up all the outsides |
percent | usually broken down into 10 equal parts |