ENGLISH VOCAB
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is "Tone"?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
What is "Pun"?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is "Metaphor"?
The human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services.
What is "Capital"
Trends in the world market that include a shift from local to global markets that result in companies relocating jobs or facilities to another country.
What is "Globalization"?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is "Allusion"?
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is "Theme"?
A supporting piece of information printed at the bottom of a page.
What is "Footnote"?
Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants.
What is "Scarcity"
"an agreement in which one company hires another company to be responsible for an existing internal activity."
What is "Outsourcing"?
A typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature
What is "Archetype"?
A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something
What is "Characterization"?
The representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is "Personification"?
Ambitious leaders who decide how to combine land, labor, and capital resources to create new goods and services.
What is "Entrepreneurs"
Money as a "Medium of Exchange", "...a Unit of Account", and a "Store of Value".
What are the "Three Uses of Money"?
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is "Irony"?
The narrator's position in relation to the story being told
What is "Point of View"?
Words have been put in a format that can appeal to the reader.
What is "Inverted Syntax"?
The most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision.
What is "Opportunity Cost"
Taxes that fund two large government programs, Social Security and Medicare.
What is "FICA" (Federal Insurance Contributions Act)?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is "Alliteration"?
A reactionary/emotional passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified).
What is "Apostrophe"?
Verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
What is "Parallelism"?
A government payment that supports a business or market.
What is a "Subsidy"
1. This policy tries to increase output.
2. This policy is intended to decrease output.
1. What is the "Expansionary Policy"?
2. What is the "Contractionary Policy"?