A in English
A literary device that repeats the same initial consonant in closely connected words
alliteration
Bangkok
The total distance around the outside edge of a circle
circumference
The system of government where power is vested in the people, originating in Athens
democracy
This Polish scientist is credited with producing the first mercury thermometers, which used his temperature scale
Fahrenheit
This common summer-reading book by George Orwell told a story about a semi-political ranch family
Animal Farm
a slow-moving, marshy body of water commonly found in flat, low-lying areas of the Gulf Coast region of the United States
bayou
A shared bottom number for a set of fractions
common denominator
A period of severe storms and intense drought that damaged the ecology and agriculture of the prairies during the 1930s
Dust Bowl
A highly reactive, poisonous halogen gas commonly used in toothpaste
Fluorine
Type of poem in which the first letter, syllable, or word of each line spells out a word or a message
acrostic
Name any US state capital that fits the category
Boise (ID), Baton Rouge (LA), or Bismarck (ND)
Two shapes or figures that match up completely when you slide, rotate, or flip them
congruent
In AD, the D stands for this Latin word meaning "of the Lord"
Domini
The simple act of splitting or dividing into two or more parts, especially molecules
fission
A story element where something that appears to be difficult to solve in the plot is solved through something trivial
anti-climax
The zone of all life on Earth, spanning from deep ocean trenches to high mountain peaks
biosphere
A rule that states you can change the order of numbers in specific operations and still get the same answer
Commutative property
The early medieval period in Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire, marked by a perceived scarcity of cultural and written output
Dark Ages
Adjective for a material that contains iron or relates to iron
ferrous
This comedic Shakespearean play explores the chaotic, magical nature of love and the power of imagination
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The misconceived nickname of the famous bell inside Elizabeth Tower
Big Ben
In the equation (x-h)^2 - (y-k)^2 = r^2, the variables h and k represent this feature of a shape
center of a circle
June 6, 1944
D-Day
a laboratory test result vocabulary that proves the presence of an abnormal condition or disease in a person
False-positive