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Academic Decathlon 2023 > vocab > Flashcards

vocab Flashcards

1
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anglicization

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to make “american” or “european”

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disquisition

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ellaborate essay

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sanguine

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optimistic

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credulous

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wanting to learn

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acquescence

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reluctant acceptance

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sagacious

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a lot of mental effort

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7
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imbued

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inspiring or striving for more

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8
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preconcerted

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arranged or oganized in advanced

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coeval

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same age as the object

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engender

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cause or rising of feelings

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emblematic

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symbolic

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apotheosis

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highest point of the development

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13
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bifurcated

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divide into 2 branches

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14
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heterogeneity

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diverse state of character

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15
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ostensibly

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apparently but not always

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sinuous

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many curves or turns

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17
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contredance

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french way of dancing

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18
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ionic lattice

A

ions in which they have constant repeating structures

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covalent network

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atoms covalent bonded in a 3-d network,

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20
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hybridization

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mixing atomic orbitals together to form new hybrid ones for valence bonding

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21
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nomenclature

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system of naming things

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22
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alpha decay

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loss of helium molecules

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23
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beta decay

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neutron transforms into proton with emission of an electron

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24
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beta plus decay

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proton transforms into an neutron

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25
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translational motion

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moving over long distances

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26
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rotational motion

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around a central atom

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27
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vibrational movement

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motion of 2 atoms in a molecule that is from the stretching or bending of the bond

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28
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nonpolar molecule

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molecule with no net permanent dipole

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29
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temporary dipoles

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momentary induced dipole created with the disruption of the electron cloud

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30
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polar molecule

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molecule with uneven distribution of permanent positive and negative charges

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31
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isotope

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alternate form of the same element

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32
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intermolecular force

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force that attracts molecules

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33
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intramolecular forces

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force that holds atoms in a bond together

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34
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empiricism

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relying on experiments and observations in natural sciences

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35
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dispersion force

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intermolecular interaction between two particles

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36
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alchemy

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changing other metals into gold or silver

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37
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dipole movement

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product of one of the equal but opposite charges on 2 atoms in a molecules and the distance separating them

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photon

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discrete unit or quantum of electromagnetic radiation

39
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quantum

A

smallest unit of energy possible

40
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haudensaunee confederacy

A

grouping of tribes in eastern woodlands

41
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“Great Law”

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laws set upon by the confederacy for the tribes

42
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song cycles

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basically an album of songs that the tribes would prepare

43
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longhouse

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a building in which they would perform songs

44
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eskanye

A

womens shuffle dance

45
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art music

A

music that was made to represent art and be seen as an art form

46
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autograph

A

a original creation of sheet music

47
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melisma

A

group of notes sung to one syllable of text

48
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hemiola

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2 groups of 3 beats replaced by 3 groups of 2 beats

49
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libretto

A

text of opera or long vocal work

50
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recitative

A

dialouge parts of the opera

51
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concerto

A

a composition for a solo instrument or accompanied by an orchestra

52
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symphony

A

elaborate music composition

53
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overture

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orchestral piece beginning an opera

54
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oratorio

A

large scale music work based on religious themes

55
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chamber music

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small ensemble

56
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arias

A

long accompanied song for a solo voice

57
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opera

A

dramatic work set to music

58
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psalms

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religious text put to music

59
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psalmody

A

the melody of the psalm

60
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hymns

A

religious song

61
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set pieces

A

songs in a set

62
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strophic

A

stanzas

63
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broadside

A

by new york

64
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tunebooks

A

books with many tunes

65
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anthems

A

song of praise

66
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plaintunes

A

regular tunes

67
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fuge

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a type of orchestral music

68
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manuscript

A

original version of the score

69
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vocables

A

sounds that are not words

70
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work songs

A

songs that were sung by slaves out on the field

71
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ethnomusicology

A

study of music in is social or cultural contexts`

72
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colligative properties

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physical properties based on the ratio of solute to solvent

73
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close-packed hexagonal

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crystal structure on a hexagon

74
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concetration

A

how much solute in a solution

75
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allotrope

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one of many forms of an element

76
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crystalline

A

a solid with lattice shape

77
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ductile

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how easy a metal can break

78
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equilibrium

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forward rate and reverse rate are equal

79
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aqueous solution

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solution made by dissolving substance in solvent water

80
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hoomogenous

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solution with a uniform dispersion of itself

81
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molarity

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concentration of moles per liter of solution

82
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molality

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concentration of moles per kilogram of solvent

83
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mole

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amount of substance containing 6.022 x 10^23 particles of the substance

84
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octance

A

hydrocarbon with 8 carbons

85
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solubility

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maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a solvent

86
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soluble

A

ability of solute dissolving in a solvent

87
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solute

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substance being dissolved in a solvent to make a solution

88
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solvent

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substance doing the dissolving

89
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stalactites

A

formations in a cave descending from the ceiling

90
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stalagmites

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formations growing from the floor up in a cave

91
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insoluble

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substance that does not dissolve in solvent

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