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APUSH Brinkley- A Survey American History the 12th edition From Stalemate to Crisis

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1198039126Civil War pensionsmoney given to veterans and their widows
1198039127Patronagegranting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
1198039128Roscoe Conklingleader of the Stalwarts
1198039129Stalwarts & HalfbreedsRepublican factions Stalwarts: supported political machines/party patronage Half-Breeds: favored some civil service reform
1198039130James G. Blaineleader of the Half-Breed faction
1198039131Election of 1880James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur (Republicans)-v- Winfield Scott (Democrat). Garfield won election, but was assassinated, and Arthur took over the presidency
1198039132James Garfield20th President of the United States, assassinated early into his presidency
1198039133Chester A. ArthurGarfield's vice president, took office when Garfield was assassinated
1198039134Pendleton Act1883 law that created a Civil Service Commission and stated that federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for political reasons
1198039135Election of 1884Republicans nominate Half-Breed James Blaine again, but there is no major difference between Blaine, and Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland. Cleveland wins
1198039136"Mugwumps"reform minded Republicans who support the honest Democratic candidate Cleveland over their own candidate Blaine
1198039137Grover Clevelandin his first term, Cleveland wanted to streamline the government, and he didn't believe that the government should help those in need. he supported a tariff reduction, because he thought congress had too much money, and he doubled civil service jobs.
1198039138Election of 1888Cleveland-v-Ben Harrison (war hero) with the votes from NY, Cleveland would have won, but Harrison wins the election
1198039139Benjamin Harrison23rd President; Republican, poor leader, introduced the McKinley Tariff and increased federal spending to a billion dollars
1198039140Sherman Anti-trust ActFirst federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison, but not productive in protecting against these monopolies.
1198039141McKinley Tariffsets the highest rates ever, stops international trade, and hurts Republicans
1198039142Election of 1890Congressional election where Democrats took a majority, and where the Farmers Alliance first won some seats
1198039143Election of 1892Cleveland defeats Harrison (both are very similar except for their opinions on tariffs: Democrats want tariff reduction, and Republicans want a protective tariff) and wins the office back. Populist James Weaver wins 22 electoral votes.
1198039144Wilson-Gorman Tariffraises sugar duties
1198039145Granger LawsA set of laws designed to address railroad discrimination against small farmers, covering issues like freight rates and railroad rebates.
1198039146Wabash Casethe supreme court case that said the grange laws were unconstitutional because they regulated interstate commerce which only the federal govt is supposed to do
1198039147Interstate Commerce Actregulated the railroads. said the railroads had to regularly publish their rates, and they could not discriminate against routes due to distance. all rates had to be just and reasonable.
1198039148Grange: membership, goals, actionsThe Grange wanted to protect farmers by circumventing the middle man. They gained power in state government and passed laws controlling railroad rates etc, but the Grange was defeated by the supreme court because they couldn't control interstate commerce.
1198039149Panic of 1873Four year economic depression caused by overspeculation on railroads and western lands, and worsened by Grant's poor fiscal response (refusing to coin silver)
1198039150Allianceswomen began to play a prominent role in the alliance. the alliance looked for the same things as the Grange, but on a larger scale. the alliance wanted all society to change and promote helpfulness and cooperation and go against concentration of power and competition
1198039151Mary E. Leasefiery populists orator; "raise less corn and more hell"
1198039152People's partyalso known as the populists appealed mostly to farmers engaged in small scale farming culturally marginal, but wanted free silver
1198039153"free silver"wanted silver to back currency
1198039154"Colored Alliances"originally a part of the Populist platform, but these alliances faded when whites demanded they retain control
1198039155"Southern demagogue"populism created the southern demagogue, consisting of poor southerners who rose up against the aristocratic elite (who traditionally owned the poor people)
1198039156Omaha Platformthe 1892 platform of the Populist party repudiating laissez-faire and demanding economic and political reform
1198039157Panic of 1893Philadelphia/Reading railroads declared bankruptcy, National Cordage Company failed also contributing were: depressed agriculture price, European depressions, and quick railroad expansions
1198039158Crime of '73silver wants the government to need/want their silver, farmers want inflation
1198039159"Coxey's Army"public works program to create jobs/inflate currency marched to Washington with demands
1198039160Sherman Silver Purchase Act and its repealrequired government to purchase silver with gold, repealed when gold reserves weakened
1198039161Mark Hannabusiness mogul, financial power behind McKinley's nomination and his subsequent campaign for president; promised a strong and prosperous industrial nation; a mass media genius
1198039162William McKinley25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist
1198039163"Cross of Gold" SpeechAn impassioned address by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Deomcratic Convention, in which he attacked the "gold bugs" who insisted that U.S. currency be backed only with gold.
1198039164"Great Commoner"Nickname for William Pitt, the Organizer of Victory
1198039165"Front-porch" campaignIn 1896, William McKinley conducted this low-key campaign wherein he never left his Canton, Ohio home. Large crowds of spectators were brought to his home to meet the candidate. This campaign contrasted sharply with McKinley'sopposing candidate, William Jennings Bryan, who gave over 600 speeches and traveled many miles all over the United States to campaign. McKinley outdid this by spending about twice as much money. McKinley won this election.
1198039166Election of 1896Republican William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was the nominee of the Democrats, the Populist Party, and the Silver Republicans.Economic issues, including bimetallism, the gold standard, Free Silver, and the tariff, were crucial.
1198039167Currency Act of 1900nation committed to the gold standard/specific value
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Themes and Variations- Appendix B and Ch 2 Key Terms Flashcards

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478920774Coefficient of determinationThe percentage of variation in one variable that can be predicted based on the other variable.
478920775Frequency distributionAn orderly arrangement of scores indicating the frequency of each score or group of scores.
478920776Frequency polygonA line figure used to present data from a frequency distribution.
478920777HistogramA bar graph that presents data from a frequency distribution.
478920778Null hypothesisIn inferential statistics, the assumption that there is no true relationship between the variables being observed.
478920779Positively skewed distributionA distribution in which scores pile up at the low end of the scale.
478920780Scatter diagramA graph in which paired X and Y scores for each subject are plotted as single points.
478920781Anecdotal evidencePersonal stories about specific incidents and experiences.
478920782Case studyAn in-depth investigation of an individual subject.
478920783Confounding of variablesA condition that exists whenever two variables are linked together in a way that makes it difficult to sort out their independent effects.
478920784Control groupSubjects in a study who do not receive the special treatment given to the experimental group.
478920785CorrelationThe extent to which two variables are related to each other.
478920786Correlation coefficientA numerical index of the degree of relationship between two variables.
478920787Data collection techniquesProcedures for making empirical observations and measurements.
478920788Dependent variableIn an experiment, the variable that is thought to be affected by the manipulation of the independent variable.
478920789Descriptive statisticsStatistics that are used to organize and summarize data.
478920790Double-blind procedureA research strategy in which neither subjects nor experimenters know which subjects are in the experimental or control groups.
478920791ExperimentA research method in which the investigator manipulates a variable under carefully controlled conditions and observes whether any changes occur in a second variable as a result.
478920792Experimental groupThe subjects in a study who receive some special treatment in regard to the independent variable.
478920793Experimenter biasA phenomenon that occurs when a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained.
478920794Extraneous variablesAny variables other than the independent variable that seem likely to influence the dependent variable in a specific study.
478920795HypothesisA tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.
478920796Independent variableIn an experiment, a condition or event that an experimenter varies in order to see its impact on another variable.
478920797Inferential statisticsStatistics that are used to interpret data and draw conclusions.
478920798JournalA periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material, usually in a narrowly defined area of inquiry.
478920799MeanThe arithmetic average of the scores in a distribution.
478920800MedianThe score that falls exactly in the center of a distribution of scores
478920801ModeThe score that occurs most frequently in a distribution.
478920802NearsightednessA vision deficiency in which close objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurry
478920803Operational definitionA definition that describes the actions or operations that will be made to measure or control a variable.
478920804ParticipantsSubjects
478920805Placebo effectsThe fact that subjects' expectations can lead them to experience some change even though they receive an empty, fake, or ineffectual treatment.
478920806PopulationThe larger collection of animals or people from which a sample is drawn and that researchers want to generalize about.
478920807Random assignmentThe constitution of groups in a study such that all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to any group or condition.
478920808ReplicationThe repetition of a study to see whether the earlier results are duplicated.
478920809Research methodsDiffering approaches to the manipulation and control of variables in empirical studies.
478920810Response setA tendency to respond to questions in a particular way that is unrelated to the content of the questions.
478920811SampleThe collection of subjects selected for observation in an empirical study.
478920812Sampling biasA problem that occurs when a sample is not representative of the population from which it is drawn.
478920813Social desirability biasA tendency to give socially approved answers to questions about oneself.
478920814Standard deviationAn index of the amount of variability in a set of data.
478920815Statistical significanceThe condition that exists when the probability that the observed findings are due to chance is very low.
478920816StatisticsThe use of mathematics to organize, summarize, and interpret numerical data. See also Descriptive statistics, Inferential statistics.
478920817SubjectsThe persons or animals whose behavior is systematically observed in a study.
478920818SurveyA descriptive research method in which researchers use questionnaires or interviews to gather information about specific aspects of subjects' behavior.
478920819TheoryA system of interrelated ideas that is used to explain a set of observations.
478920820VariabilityThe extent to which the scores in a data set tend to vary from each other and from the mean.
478920821VariablesAny measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study.
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Chapter 27: the path of empire(empire and expansion) Flashcards

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133167161Yellow pressnewspaper journalism that over exaggerated the actual news, and barely spoke the truth which would try to entertaining the public leaders of this type of "literature" were joseph pulitzer and william R. hearst0
133167162Joseph Pulitzerleading author of yellow press journalism, who wrote about foreign exploits but as deering and interesting stories. competed with Hearst to get more sales1
133167163William Randolph Hearstleading author of yellow press journalism, who wrote about foreign exploits but as deering and interesting stories. competed with pilitzer to get more sales2
133167164Joseph Strongreverend and author of "our country: its possible future and its present crisis" which was addressed for new souls to convert and americanize3
133167165Theodore Rooseveltinterpreted Darwanism to mean that the earth belonged to the strong and fit. and led the beginning of the war with he phillipines while being assistant secretary for john d. long4
133167166Henry Cabot Lodgealong with Roosevelt believed that Darwanism took truth in not only American society but in the world's society5
133167167Alfred Thayer Mahanauthor of "the influence of sea power upon history". he believed that having control of the sea was the key to world domination6
133167168James G. Blainefounder of the big sister policy which aimed at rallying the Latin American nations behind Uncle Sams leadership and opening Latin american markets to yankee traders7
133167169Big Sister Policya foreign policy of Secretary of State James G. Blaine aimed at rallying Latin American nations behind American leadership and opening Latin American markets to Yankee traders; the policy bore fruit in 1889, when Blaine presided over the First International Conference of American States8
133167170Pan-American Conferenceassemebled under Blaines efforts of persuing the BIg Sister Policy. it was held in washington D.C.9
133167171Richard Olneysecretary of state of president cleveland, who brought out the monroe doctrine that denied britians domination over venezuela10
133167172Great Rapprochementafter decades of occasionally "twisting the lion's tail," American diplomats began to cultivate close, cordial relations with Great Britain at the end of the 19th century-a relationship that would intensify further during World War I11
133167173Queen Liliuokalaniqueen of the hawiian nation who enlisted natives to control the islands and make sure the white settlers would not try to take control12
133167174The MaineAmerican battleship dispatched to keep a "friendly" watch over Cuba in early 1898; it mysteriously blew up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, with a loss of 260 sailors; later evidence confirmed that the explosion was accidental, resulting from combustion in one of the ship's internal coal bunkers; but many Americans, eager for war, insisted that it was the fault of a Spanish submarine mine13
133167175Teller Amendmenta proviso to President William McKinley's war plans that proclaimed to the world that when the US had overthrown Spanish misrule, it would give Cuba its freedom; the amendment testified to the ostensibly "anti-imperialist" designs of the initial war plans14
133167176John D. Longnavy secretary whose assistant commanded for war with the philipines15
133167177George Deweynational hero and took action under roosevelts command. he destryed the enemy's fleet but didnt destroy the forts of manila16
133167178Emilio Aguinaldopart chinese leader who was commanding the flilipino insurgents. his forts was captured by america on august 13 189817
133167179Rough Ridersorganized by Theodore Roosevelt, this was a colorful, motley regimen of Cuban war volunteers consisting of western cowboys, ex-convicts, and effete Ivy Leaguers; Roosevelt emphasized his experience with the regiment in subsequent campaigns for Governor of New York and Vice President under William McKinley18
133167180Anti-Imperialist Leaguea diverse group formed in order to protest American colonial oversight Philippines; it included university presidents, industrialists, clergymen, and labor leaders; strongest in the Northeast, it was the largest lobbying organization on a US foreign policy issue until the end of the 19th century19
133167181Foraker Act of 1900sponsored by Senator Joseph B. Foraker, a republican from Ohio, this accorded Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government; it was the first comprehensive congressional effort to provide for governance of territories acquired after the Spanish American, and served as a model for a similar act adopted for the Philippines in 190220
133167182Insular Casesbeginning in 1901, a badly divided Supreme Court decreed that in these cases the Constitution did not follow the flag; in other words, Puerto Ricans and Filipinos would not necessarily enjoy all American rights21
133167183Platt Amendmentfollowing its military occupation, the US successfully pressured Cuban government to write this amendment into its constitution; it limited Cuba's treaty-making abilities, controlled its debt, and stipulated that the US could intervene militarily to restore order when it saw fit22
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Boyer, "The Enduring Vision" Chapter 16: 1855-1877 Flashcards

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1144458549Radical Republican politicians who opposed Lincoln as President.Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens
1144458550Politicians who opposed Lincoln's policy in office.Radical Republicans
1144458551New segregation laws that replaced the slave laws in the Southern states, such including the illegality of suing white men if black.Black Codes
1144458552A freemen black organization that suspended/stopped Southern black codes from white rule, but wasn't enough to affect state rule.Freedman's Bureau
1144481641The first major law ever passed over a presidential veto. It made blacks U.S. citizens with the same civil rights as other citizens and authorized federal intervention in the states to ensure black rights in court.Civil Rights Act of 1866
1144481642Divided ten former Confederate states into five temporary military districts, each run by a Union general, and allowed voters - all black men, plus those white men who had not been disqualified by the Fourteenth Amendment - to elect delegates to a state convention that would write a new state constitution granting black suffrage. It enfranchised blacks and disfranchised many ex-Confederates. It fulfilled a central goal of the Radical Republicans: to delay the readmission of former Confederate states until Republican governments could be established and thereby prevent an immediate rebel resurgence.Reconstruction Act of 1867
1144481643Andrew Johnson's bold move to governments - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Almost all southerners who took an oath of allegiance would receive a pardon and amnesty, and all their property except slaves would be restored. Oath takers could elect delegates to state conventions, which would provide for regular elections. Each state convention, Johnson later added, would have to proclaim the illegality of secession, repudiate state debts incurred when the state belonged to the Confederacy, and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.Presidential Reconstruction
1144481644Prohibited the president from removing civil officers without Senate consent and barred the president from issuing military orders except through the commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant, who could not be removed without the Senate's consent.Tenure of Office Act
1144481645Northerners who came to the South seeking wealth and power.Carpetbaggers
1144481646Predominately poor and ignorant southerners who sought to benefit form Republican ruleScalawags
1144481647Prohibited the denial of suffrage by the states to any citizen on account of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."Fifteenth Amendment
1144481648Women's rights leader who contended that the Fifteenth Amendment established an "aristocracy of sex" and increased women's disadvantages.Susan B. Anthony
1144481649A "social club" formed by six young Confederate war veterans. The Klan performed elaborate rituals, wore hooded costumes, and had secret passwords. It sought to suppress black voting, reestablish white supremacy, and topple the Reconstruction governments.Ku Klux Klan
1144481650A series of laws that were meant to protect Southern blacks. The First Enforcement Act protected black voters, but witnesses to violations were afraid to testify against vigilantes, and local juries refused to convict them. The Second Enforcement Act provided for federal supervision of southern elections, and the Third Enforcement Act, or Ku Klux Klan Act, strengthened punishments for those who prevented blacks from voting. It also empowered the president to use federal troops to enforce the law and to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in areas that he declared in insurrection.Enforcement Acts (KKK Act)
1144481651Proposed by Charles Sumner, it was designed to desegregate schools, transportation facilities, juries, and public accommodations. But in 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the Supreme Court invalidated the law; the Fourteenth Amendment did not prohibit discrimination by individuals, the Court ruled, only that perpetrated by the state.Civil Rights Act of 1875
1144481652A system where landowners subdivided large plantations into farms of thirty to fifty acres, which they rented to freedmen under annual leases for a share of the crop, usually half. Sharecropping forced planters to relinquish daily control over the labor of freedmen but helped to preserve the planter elite.sharecropping
1144481653Republicans who endorsed economic doctrines such as free trade, the gold standard, and the law of supply and demand.Liberal Republicans
1144481654The Liberal Republican presidential candidate who ran against Grant.Horace Greely
1144481655"Easy Money" that was used to cover up debts.Greenbacks
1144481656The political party that opposed the silver-based currency and fought to keep greenbacks in circulation.Greenback Party
1144481657A rise of armed Mississippi whites to impress the law back on blacks.Mississippi Plan
1144481658The return of the Democratic Party to power."Redemption"
1144481659Involved a business monopoly rather than freedmen's rights, but they provided an opportunity to interpret the Fourteenth amendment narrowly. In 1869, the Louisiana legislature had granted a monopoly over the New Orleans slaughterhouse business to one firm and closed down all other slaughterhouses in the interest of public health. The excluded butchers brought suit. The state had deprived them of their lawful occupation without due process of law, they claimed, and such action violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court upheld the Louisiana legislature the Fourteenth Amendment, declared the Court, protected only the rights of national citizenship, such as the right of interstate travel or the right to federal protection on the high seas. It did not protect those basic civil rights that fell to citizens by virtue of their state citizenship.Slaughterhouse Cases
1144481660Freedmen who migrated from the South to the North and Midwest for better opportunities."exodusters"
1144481661Allowed Rutherford Hayes to become the President of the United States with the condition that he would remove federal troops in the South.Compromise of 1877
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AP US History - American Pageant (chapters 27-28) Flashcards

Ap US History American Pageant, imperialism

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1193586918ImperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, religiously and/or economically.
1193586919Jingoismextreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
1193586920Yellow Journalismsensational, biased and often false journalism. helped fuel desire for the Sp-Am War
1193586921The Anti-Imperialist Leagueorganization that fought the McKinley administration's expansionist moves; included the presidents of Stanford and Harvard Universities, and novelist Mark Twain, Gompers, Carnegie, Jane Addams, and W J Bryan
1193586922McKinley Tariff1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs on imports in the United States history
1193586923Hawaiian annexation(1898) intended to extend US territory into the Pacific & highlighted resulted from economic integration & rise of US as a Pacific power. Key provision spot for Ame whaling ships, fertile ground from Ame protestant missionaries and a new source of sugar cane production
1193586924The Influence of Sea Power Upon Historyan influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discusses the various factors needed to support a strong navy.
1193586925Our Countrybook title ____: Its Possible Future and Current Crisis. Encouraged American protestants to do missionary work and to pay attention to racial problems and the crises in the city and of the working class. May have inspired international missionary work.
1193586926Spanish American WarIn 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
1193586927Splendid Little WarNickname for Spanish American war coined by Hay, indicative of US attitude and cockiness
1193586928De Lome LetterThe Spanish ambassador insults President McKinley in this document; accused America of being weak
1193586929USS MainePresident McKinley sent this ship to Havana, Cuba, to protect the American citizens and property (eventually blew up and the U.S. blamed Spain)
1193586930Teller AmendmentU.S. declared Cuba free from Spain, but this amendment disclaimed any American intention to annex Cuba
1193586931Platt AmendmentAmendment to the Cuban constitution (passed b/c of pressure from the US) that allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
1193586932Philippine-American WarThe conflict that arose when the US tried to annex this Pacific Island chain
1193586933Insular casescourt cases that determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens.
1193586934Spheres of Influenceareas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China during Open Door era)
1193586935Open Door PolicyA policy that asked powerful and influential countries to respect Chinese rights and promote fair trade with low tariffs. This policy was accepted by other countries and prevented any country from creating a monopoly on Chinese trade.
1193586936Boxer Rebellion1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops
1193586937Russo Japanese WarA war fought in Asia over control of Korea, Manchuria, etc. Began in 1904, but neither side could gain a clear advantage and win. Both sent reps to Portsmouth, NH where TR mediated Treaty of New Hampshire in 1905. TR won the nobel peace prize for his efforts, the 1st pres. to do so.
1193586938Big Stick DiplomacyDiplomatic policy developed by TR that emphasizes US power and TR's readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them and was the basis of U.S. imperialistic foreign policy.
1193586939Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
1193586940Lodge CorollaryIn 1912 Senate passed resolution to Monroe Doctrine. It stated that non-European powers (such as Japan) would be excluded from owning territory in Western Hemisphere.
1193586941Xenophobiafear of foreigners/outsiders
1193586942Panama CanalShip canal cut across the isthmus of ___ by United States Army engineers; it opened in 1915.
1193586943Dollar DiplomacyPresident Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad
1193586944Missionary DiplomacyWoodrow Wilson's policy contingent on the belief that it was America's responsibility and destiny to spread its institutions and values to the far corners of the globe; also called "moral diplomacy"
1193586945Mexican civil war1910-1916, 4 different leaders of Mexico. 1915, Pancho Villa invaded New Mexico, Wilson sent military to Mexico to get Villa, 6K commanded by BlackJack John J Pershing. He asked permission before he went to Mex, and this shows Wilson's moralistic tendency
1193586946Grover Cleveland22nd and 24th president, Democrat, Honest and hardworking, fought corruption, vetoed hundreds of wasteful bills, achieved the Interstate Commerce Commission and civil service reform, violent suppression of strikes
1193586947William Randolph HearstUnited States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
1193586948Joseph Pulitzercreator of the "New York World;"cut the prices so people could afford it; featured color comics and yellow journalism
1193586949Alfred MahanCaptain of the U.S. Navy who was for imperialism. He thought that a bigger navy was needed to protect American ships.
1193586950Josiah Stronga popular American minister in the late 1800s who linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christian missionary ideas
1193586951William McKinley25th president, Republican, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism
1193586952John HayWas the Secretary of State in 1899; dispatched the Open Door Notes to keep the countries that had spheres of influence in China from taking over China and closing the doors on trade between China and the U.S.
1193586953Queen LiliuokalaniThe Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
1193586954Emilio AguinaldoLeader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901.
1193586955Teddy Roosevelt26th President (1901-1909) Republican, Harvard Grad, youngest to be president (after McKinley died), filed anti-trust suits
1193586956William Howard Taft27th president of the U.S.; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term.
1193586957Woodrow Wilson28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize
1193586958Henry Cabot LodgeChairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and leader of the "reservationists"; he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations
1193586959Victorio HuertaMexican military dictator who usurped throne, and was kicked out by Wilson
1193586960Pancho Villaa former bandit who claimed to represent "the people" behind the revolution; Wilson initially supported him; enraged when Carranza named de facto leader of Mexico and wanted to provoke American intervention, discredit Carranza, and himself up as an opponent of the "Gringos"; burned Columbus, New Mexico; American forces sent to pursue him but this man eluded them
1201547471dollar diplomancypolicy of building stong economic ties to Latin America
1201547472muckrakers1906 - Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business
120154747317th ammendmentPassed by Congress in 1912 gave people a chance to vote for their senators directly instead of through state legislatures
120154747418th amendmentProhibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
1201547475elkins act(1903) gave the Interstate Commerce Commission more power to control railroads from giving preferences to certain customers
1201547476hepburn actThis 1906 law used the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the maximum charge that railroads to place on shipping goods.
1201547477Northern securities caseRoosevelt's legal attack on the Northern Securities Company, which was a railroad holding company owned by James Hill and J.P. Morgan. In the end, the company was "trust-busted" and paved the way for future trust-busts of bad trusts.
1201547478woman's trade Union leaguefounded in boston to assist in women being unionized; became legit after The Uprising of the 20,000 (first real strike);later fought for suffrage
1201547479muller vs oregon1908 - Louis D Branders got the Supreme Court to accept laws protecting women against the harmful effects of factory labor
1201547480lochner vs new york(1905) Supreme Court case, ruled that the states could not restrict a labor agreement between worker and employer; the New York law that stated that bakers could only work 10 hours was therefore unconstitutional.
1201547481john muir(1838-1914) Naturalist who believed the wilderness should be preserved in its natural state. He was largely responsible for the creation of Yosemite National Park in California.
1201547482Hiram JohnsonA progressive reformer of the early 1900s. He was elected the republican govenor of California in 1910, and helped to put an end to trusts. He put an end to the power that the Southern Pacific Railroad had over politics.
1201547483Ida TarbellA leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work A History of Standard Oil.
1201547484Frances WillardBecame leader of the WCTU. She worked to educate people about the evils of alcohol. She urged laws banning the sale of liquor. Also worked to outlaw saloons as step towards strengthening democracy.
1201547485Florence Kelley1893 helped persuade Illinois to prohibit child labor and limit the number of hours women worked; helped found the National Child Labor Committee
1201547486Richard BallingerTaft's Secretary of the Interior, allowed a private group of business people to obtain several million acres of Alaskan public lands
1202320077franchiseA business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
1202320078rule of reasonSupreme Court doctrine that held that only those business interest combinations that "unreasonably" restrained trade were illegal. This fine-print proviso ripped a huge hole in the government's antitrust net.
1202320079newlands act1902 act authorizing federal funds from public land sales to pay for irrigation and land development projects, mainly in the dry Western states
1202320080sierra clubAmerica's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1892 in San Fransisco, Cali first President was John Muir group was pushed by the wealthy bc they wanted to conserve the nature (despite all the land the already own and "corrupted") for their later generations
1202320081new nationalismRoosevelt's progressive political policy that favored heavy government intervention in order to assure social justice
1202320082old guardThis group controlled the Republican National Committee which awarded all but 19 of the disputed seats in Congress to Taft.
1202320083pure food and drug act1906 - Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA.
1202320084conservationAbility to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way, visually or phycially, yet still be the same in number, weight, substance, or volume
1202320085perservationthe state of repeatedly performing the same segment of a task or repeatedly saying the same word/phrase without purpose
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American Government- Study Set One Flashcards

Study Set taken from the book "American Government in Christian Perspective". Some definitions may be direct quotes from the book. Overviews basic government types, basic government, and the role of Congress in American government.

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996752448Limited GovernmentA limited government is a government that exercises its power under restriction, usually by means of a constitution
996752452Puritan or Protestant Work EthicA work ethic that finds it's roots in the Judeo-Christian society, based on the biblical mandates for diligent labor. This work ethic was one of the most important factors in America's success. "Whatsoever your hand shall find to do, do with all your might;" Ecclesiastes 9.10
996752454The Star-Spangled BannerAmerica's national anthem, written by Francis Scott Key in 1812. It was made the national anthem in 1931.
996752457PatriotismLove for one's country, and loyalty to that country.
996752460Patriotism as defined in 1890Patriotism is that love for country in the hearts of the people which shall make that country strong to resist foreign opposition and domestic intrigue- which impresses each and every individual with a sense of the inalienable rights of others and prepares him for the responsibility of protecting those rights. American Tribune, March 1890
996752463NationalismNationalism and Patriotism are two separate ideas- nationalism is the blind promotions of one's own nation and government regardless of moral considerations.
996752465Capital PunishmentThe death penalty for murder.
996752467AutocracyRule by one person whose will is supreme.
996752469TheocracyA government systems (such as referenced in the Old Testament) when God would rule directly or through a specifically chosen representative (i.e Moses).
996752471DemocracyRule by the people
996752473MonarchyRule by one person
996752475DictatorshipA system of government where a ruler acquires power through a means other then inheritance and rules with absolute authority.
996752477A totalitarian dictatorshipA dictatorship in which the dictator controls all aspects of society.
996752478SocialismSocialism is a political, social, economic, and religious theory. With regards to economics, it holds that the government, not individuals, should own or control a nation's resources and means of production. Politically, it brings about socialist change through legislation and government regulation. Socially, it maintains that the individual means nothing in comparison to the welfare of the group, and religiously, it insists that man is basically good, and an appropriate government/social scenario will return him to his innate state of goodness.
996752479FascismA form of socialism where all power is vested in a dictator and a single political party. It allows for some private property but calls for total government control of all political, economic, cultural, religious, and social activities.
996752480Constitutional RepublicA form of democracy wherein the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution.
996752481CommunismA totalitarian dictatorship by one or more persons that advocates the violent, revolutionary overthrow of the existing economic, political, social, and religious order and sets up a tyrannical state of government that dominates the person, property, and intellect of it's citizens by means of physical and psychological force and terror.
996752482Trial by JuryOriginally founded in England, it is the process by which a man in judged guilty or innocent by a group of his peers.
1001368675In England, what laid the foundation for limited government?Historically, it was groups such as the Witan, the Great Council, the King's Court, Parliament, Model Parliament, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. It also stemmed from documents like the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights of 1689, the Mayflower Compact.
1010766589Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
1010766590Amendment IIA well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
1010766591Amendment IIINo Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
1010766592Amendment IVThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
1010766593Amendment VNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
1010766594Amendment VIIn all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
1010766595Amendment VIIIn Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
1010766596Amendment VIIIExcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
1010766597Amendment IXThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
1010766598Amendment XThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
1010766599What two houses make up congress?The House of Representatives and the Senate.
1010766600The House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives is known as the lower house. It consists of 435 members. Each representative is elected for a two-year period by the voters in their district.
1010766601How are Representatives in the house chosen?Through apportionment. States are given seats in the house based on their population; since population levels are constantly changing, reapportionment must be done, by taking a census.
1010766602Gerrymandering (Source: Wikipedia)In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts.
1010766603The SentateKnown as the upper house.
1010766604An overview on SenatorsSenators are elected at large, by all voters in their state. They have six year terms; each state can have two senators.
1010766605General Election DayIn 1872, Congress declared that all states are to hold congressional elections on the same day- Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even numbered years. This day is referred to as General Election Day.
1012124946Floor LeadersEach political party in Congress has a floor leader; consequently there is a majority and minority floor leader for the House and the Senate
1012124947WhipEach floor leader has a party 'whip' that assists him in his responsibilities. The whip has the responsibility to 'keep the party/pack together' by urging party members to vote with the party on key issues. He also makes sure that party members are informed on the party's agenda, educated on important issues, and informs then on how other party members are voting.
1012124948Political CaucusA private meeting of political part members to decide on a policy or to choose candidates.
1012124949When does Congress usually take a recess?Generally during national holidays
1012124950How often must Congress meet?At least once each year- there are two regular sessions of Congress each year.
1012124951QuorumThe required number of Congressmen to do business. Made up of the simple majority.
1012124952Simple MajorityOne more then half of the number
1012124953CensureThe Senate and the House can both censure, or officially condemn, a member for misconduct.
1012124954ExpulsionThe process of expelling a member of Congress. Expulsion requires a 2/3s vote and is very rarely used.
1012124955Franking PrivilegeThe privilege that Congressmen are charged no postage on official mail.
1012124956What is the chief responsibility of the Legislative Branch?Legislation or lawmaking is the chief responsibility of the House and the Senate. Less then 10% of bills and resolutions introduced during each session will be adopted.
1012124957Public BillsBills that apply to the nation at large, such as tax measures, copyright law amendments, or armed service appropriations.
1012124958Private BillsBills that apply only to individual citizens or groups of people.
1012124959The Life of a Bill Part 11. Drafted 2. Introduced 3. Read by title, numbered, registered and printed 4. Referred to a committee 5. Referred to a subcommittee
1012124960The Life of a Bill Part 26. Reported to a full committee 7. Reported to the whole House. 8. Acted upon by the entire house. 9. Acted upon by the opposite house. 10. Examined by a conference committee 11. Delivered to the President to be signed into law.
1012124961Discharge Petition (Source: Wikipedia)A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership. Discharge petitions are most often associated with the U.S. House of Representatives, though many state legislatures have similar procedures... A successful petition "discharges" the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution and brings it directly to the floor. The discharge petition, and the threat of one, gives more power to individual members of the House and usurps a small amount of power from the leadership and committee chairs. The modern discharge petition requires the signature of an absolute majority of House members (218 members). Only twice has it been used successfully on major legislation in recent history.
1012124962FilibusterAn attempt to kill a bill by stalling the vote on it. The most famous filibuster was done by Strom Thurmond- he held the floor for 24 hours.
1012124963Cloture RuleThe only real way to prevent a filibuster is the invoke Cloture Rule. If 3/5s of the senators vote to invoke CR, each senator is limited to a maximum of one hour to speak on the bill under consideration. They are seldom successful.
1012658417There are two general views on representation. What are they?Trustee or Delegate. In the trustee position, the representative votes according to his personal judgment and conscience on an issue, having been educated and advised by his contingency. In the delegate position, the representative votes according to the desire of his contingency rather then his personal judgment or conscience.
1014784635OversightThe Congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy to ensure that the laws are being faithfully executed.
1014784636Powers of Congress #1To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises
1014784637Powers of Congress #2To borrow money
1014784638Powers of Congress #3To regulate commerce
1014784639Powers of Congress #4To regulate rules for naturalization
1014784640Powers of Congress #5To regulate rules for bankruptcy
1014784641Powers of Congress #6To coin money and set the value of domestic and foreign coins.
1014784642Powers of Congress #7To punish counterfeiters of coin and securities.
1014784643Powers of Congress #8To fix the standard of weights and measures.
1014784644Powers of Congress #9To punish piracy and felonies committed on the seas and those that violate international law.
1014784645Powers of Congress #10Establish a post office and post roads
1014784646Powers of Congress #11To issue patents and copyrights to inventors and authors.
1014784647Powers of Congress #12To create federal courts below the Supreme Court.
1014784648Powers of Congress #13To declare war
1014784649Powers of Congress #14To raise and support an army and navy and make rules for their government.
1014784650Powers of Congress #15To call fourth the militia and provide for it's organization, arming, and discipline.
1014784651Powers of Congress #16To govern and administer the seat of government.
1014784652Powers of Congress #17To govern and administer all federal property.
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SAT hot prospects [P1] Flashcards

SAT hot prospects

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842500780abatelessen
842500781acquiesceagree without protesting
842500782acrimonybitter in words or manner
842500783amorphousformless
842500784anachronistichaving an error involving time in a story
842500785antediluvianold-fashioned
842500786apocryphalmade up
842500787arablefit for growing crops
842500788assiduousdiligent
842500789atrophywaste away
842500790audaciousdaring
842500791avaricegreediness for wealth
842500792beguilemislead or delude/pass time
842500793blightedsuffering from a disease
842500794buttresssupport
842500795carpingfinding fault
842500796charlatanpretender to knowledge
842500797coalescecombine
842500798combustibleeasily burned
842500799confluenceflowing together
842500800corrodedestroy by chemical action
842500801corrugatedalternating ridges
842500802culpabledeserving blame
842500803debunkexpose as false
842500804desiccatedry up
842500805diffidenceshyness
842500806dilatorydelaying
842500807discourseformal discussion
842500808disquietmake uneasy
842500809distendexpand
842500810dupesomeone easily fooled
842500811edifycorrect morally
842500812effervesceinner excitement
842500813elegypoem/song expressing lamentation
842500814elucidateexplain
842500815emaciatedthin and wasted
842500816emendcorrect
842500817equanimitycalmness of temperament
842500818equitablefair
842500819evanescentfleeting
842500820fallowuncultivated
842500821floridruddy
842500822foolhardyrash
842500823iconoclasticattacking cherished traditions
842500824ignominydeep disgrace
842500825illicitillegal
842500826impecuniouswithout money
842500827impregnableinvulnerable
842500828indefatigabletireless
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SAT: Hot Prospects Words Flashcards

Hot Prospects words.
SAT Vocabulary listed in Barron's SAT 25th edition book.

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799115931abateV. subside; decrease, lessen
799115932accoladeN. award of meritq
799115933acquiesceV. assent; agree without protesting
799115934acridADJ. sharp; bitterly pungent
799115935acrimoniousADJ. bitter in words or manner
799115936aggregateV. gather; accumulate
799115937amorphousADJ. formless; lacking shape or definition
799115938anachronisticADJ. having an error involving time in a short story
799115939anomalyN. irregularity
799115940antediluvianADJ. antiquated; extremely ancient
799115941antipathyN. aversion; dislike
799115942apocryphalADJ. untrue; made up
799115943arableADJ. fit for growing crops
799115944ardentADJ. intense; passionate; zealous
799115945assiduousADJ. diligent
799115946assuageV. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
799115947atrophyV. waste away
799115948audaciousADJ. daring; bold
799115949avariceN. greediness for wealth
799115950avertV. prevent; turn away
799115951beguileV. mislead or delude; pass time
799115952bequeathV. leave to someone by a will; hand down
799115953bleakADJ. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
799115954blightedADJ. suffering from a disease; destroyed
799115955bombasticADJ. pompous; using inflated language
799115956buttressV. support; prop up
799115957cacophonousADJ. discordant; inharmonious
799115958carpingADJ. finding fault
799115959certitudeN. certainty
799115960charlatanN. quack; pretender to knowledge
799115961circumlocutionN. indirect or roundabout expression
799115962clichéN. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
799115963coalesceV. combine; fuse
799115964colloquialADJ. pertaining to conversational or common speech
799115965combustibleADJ. easily burned
799115966complementaryADJ. serving to complete something
799115967confluenceN. flowing together; crowd
799115968conjectureV. surmise; guess
799115969convergeV. approach; tend to meet; come together
799115970corrodeV. destroy by chemical action
799115971corrugatedADJ. wrinkled; ridged
799115972culpableADJ. deserving blame
799115973debilitateV. weaken; enfeeble
799115974debunkV. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule
799115975dehydrateV. remove water from; dry out
799115976deleteriousADJ. harmful
799115977deposeV. dethrone; remove from office
799115978desiccateV. dry up
799115979diffidenceN. shyness
799115980dilatoryADJ. delaying
799115981discourseN. formal discussion; conversation
799115982discrepancyN. lack of consistency; difference
799115983distendV. expand; swell out
799115984disquietV. make uneasy or anxious
799115985dupeN. someone easily fooled
799115986ebullientADJ. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
799115987edifyV. instruct; correct morally
799115988effaceV. rub out
799115989effervescenceN. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
799115990elegyN. poem or song expressing lamentation
799115991elicitV. draw out by discussion
799115992elucidateV. explain; enlighten
799115993emaciatedADJ. thin and wasted
799115994emendV. correct; correct by a critic
799115995equanimityN. calmness of temperament; composure
799115996equitableADJ. fair; impartial
799115997evanescentADJ. fleeting; vanishing
799115998excerptN. selected passage (written or musical)
799115999fallowADJ. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
799116000falterV. hesitate
799116001fathomV. comprehend; investigate
799116002fellV. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile)
799116003fitfulADJ. spasmodic; intermittent
799116004floridADJ. ruddy; reddish; flowery
799116005foolhardyADJ. rash
799116006glacialADJ. like a glacier; extremely cold
799116007hackneyedADJ. commonplace; trite
799116008hyperboleN. exaggeration; overstatement
799116009iconoclasticADJ. attacking cherished traditions
799116010ignominyN. deep disgrace; shame or honor
799116011illicitADJ. illegal
799116012impecuniousADJ. without money
799116013impregnableADJ. invulnerable
799116014incidentalADJ. not essential; minor
799116015incontrovertibleADJ. indisputable; not open to question
799116016indefatigableADJ. tireless
799116017indolentADJ. lazy
799116018ineffableADJ. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
799116019inexorableADJ. relentless; unyielding; implacable
799116020insolventADJ. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
799116021insuperableADJ. insurmountable; unbeatable
799116022intractableADJ. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
799116023irreproachableADJ. blameless; impeccable
799116024jocularADJ. said or done in jest
799116025labyrinthN. maze
799116026laconicADJ. brief and to the point
799116027laggardADJ. slow; sluggish
799116028lampoonV. ridicule
799116029lassitudeN. languor; weariness
799116030litheADJ, flexible supple
799116031luridADJ. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
799116032luxuriantADJ. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
799116033meanderV. wind or turn in its course
799116034mercenaryADJ. interested in money or gain
799116035mercurialADJ. capricious; changing; fickle
799116036mirthN. merriment; laughter
799116037misanthropeN. one who hates mankind
799116038misnomerN. wrong name; incorrect designation
799116039mollifyV. soothe
799116040mosaicN. picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles
799116041munificentADJ. very generous
799116042nefariousADJ. very wicked
799116043nuanceN. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
799116044obdurateADJ. stubborn
799116045odiousADJ. hateful; vile
799116046ornateADJ. excessively or elaborately decorated
799116047pariahN. social outcast
799116048parodyN. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
799116049parsimonyN. stinginess; excessive frugality
799116050paucityN. scarcity
799116051penuryN. severe poverty; stinginess
799116052perfunctoryADJ. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
799116053perniciousADJ. very destructive
799116054pitfallN. hidden danger; concealed trap
799116055pithyADJ. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
799116056polemicalADJ. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
799116057prattleV. babble
799116058precariousADJ. uncertain; risky
799116059profligateADJ. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
799116060quagmireN. soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
799116061quellV. extinguish; put down; quiet
799116062querulousADJ. fretful; whining
799116063quiescentADJ. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
799116064rantV. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
799116065rarefiedADJ. made less dense [of a gas]
799116066raucousADJ. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
799116067ravenousADJ. extremely hungry
799116068razeV. destroy completely
799116069recantV. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
799116070remissionN. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
799116071repleteADJ. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
799116072repugnantADJ. loathsome; hateful
799116073rescindV. cancel
799116074respiteN. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
799116075resplendentADJ. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
799116076savoryADJ. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
799116077sedantaryADJ. requiring sitting
799116078soporificADJ. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
799116079spuriousADJ. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
799116080spurnV. reject; scorn
799116081steadfastADJ. loyal; unswerving
799116082stolidADJ. unruffled; impassive; dull
799116083stridentADJ. loud and harsh; insistent
799116084stupefyV. make numb; stun; amaze
799116085supplantV. replace; usurp
799116086surfeitV. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
799116087sycophantN. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
799116088tantamountADJ, equivalent in effect or value
799116089tenacityN. firmness; persistence
799116090terrestrialADJ. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land
799116091threadbareADJ. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
799116092tiradeN. extending scolding; denunciation; harangue
799116093torporN. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
799116094trepidationN. fear; nervous apprehension
799116095triflingADJ. trivial; unimportant
799116096truncateV. cut the top off
799116097unkemptADJ. disheveled; uncared for in appearance
799116098unprecedentedADJ. novel; unparalleled
799116099vaporizeV. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
799116100viableADJ. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
799116101virulentADJ. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
799116102volubleADJ. fluent; glib; talkative
799116103witticismN. witty saying; wisecrack
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SAT Hot Words 30 Flashcards

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850375504Imprudentcareless; rash
850375505Impudentrude; disrespectful
850375506Indigenousnative; originating in a specific country or region
850375507Indigentpoor; impoverished; needy
850375508Indignantangry; resentful
850375509Intimateto suggest; to hint at
850375510Intimidateto frighten; to coerce into action
850375511Obscurehard to understand; abstract
850375512Obtusestupid; not clear or precise
850375513Ponderableimportant enough to require a lot of thought
850375514Ponderousvery heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless
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Idioms Flashcards

frequently tested idioms

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699154679Afflicted With...
699154680Argue With...
699154681Consistent With/ Inconsistent With...
699154682Tamper With...
699154683Preoccupied With or Preoccupied By...
699154684According to...
699154685Prefer to or Preferable to...
699154686Analogous to...
699154687Averse to...
699154688Conform to...
699154689Intend to...
699154690Oblivious to...
699154691Ought to...
699154692Prior to...
699154693Plan to...
699154694Sympathetic to...
699154695Attest to...
699154696Capable of...
699154697Different From...
699154698Prohibit From...
699154699Mandatory For...
699154700Protest...
699154701Considered...
699154702Far From-don't be trapped by "far away from", grammatically incorrect
699154703Critic of...
699154704Shows That...
699154705Asserts That...
699154706Demonstrates That...
699154707Opposed to-avoid "opposed against" or "opposition against"
699154708Blind to-avoid "blind from"
699154709Introduction of...
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