Latent = Hidden Conspicuous = Visible Binary = 2 parts Caveat = A limitation on an argument Qualify (v) = To put limitations on an argument Ellipsis = Omission in a sentence (***) Cluster = To group Disjoint = Not going together Empirical = From evidence or experiments Deterministic = Process where final state is[…]
Ex post = After the fact Persona non grata = An unwelcome person Ex ante = Before the fact Carpe diem = Seize the day/of the day A posteriori = Relating to observed facts Dues ex machina = From Gd, Machine Ceteris paribus = Holding all else constant A fortiori = For a stronger reason[…]
Seminal = Found work/first important work of an author, painter, etc… Implicit = Not directly stated Tacit = Not directly stated Explicit = Directly stated Commission (v) = To authorize or give an order Commence = To begin Surly = Rude/unfriendly Abysmal = Terrible Empirical = Evidence based Heuristics = Guess and check, trial and[…]
Veiled = Hidden Galvanize = To spur/excite to action Yield = To give way to Coarse = Rough/not elegantly stated Qualify a claim = To state the limitations of an argument Treachery = Disloyal Dreary = Sad/gloomy Malleable = Flexible Freewheeling = Off the cuff Employ = To use Frank = Honest/open Mediation = Going[…]
Sequester = To isolate Austere = Serious/severe Egregious = Very bad Withstand = To handle hardship Thaw = To defrost Opine = To give an opinion on Mitigate = To lessen Proclaim = To state strongly Pragmatic = Practical Skeptical = Questioning Dubious = Doubtful Egregious = Very bad Systemic = Affecting an entire system[…]
1. English a. Review On the Lookout and TSG Grammar Rules the morning of the test 2. Reading a. Do NOT be surprised if you see a 2 passage comparison as one of the 4 passages on the test day b. Make sure you underline as you read c. Spend 2 minutes reading each passage[…]
– Water exists in 3 states: Solid/ice, liquid/drinking water, gas/water vapor. Melting point = freezing point. They both describe the same transition of matter – liquid to solid is freezing and solid to liquid is melting. Freezing point of water — 32 F and 0 C at 1 atm of pressure Boiling point of water[…]
– Viscosity: the consistency of a fluid High viscosity: thicker, slower flowing liquid Low viscosity: thinner, faster flowing liquid – The basics of data science: The independent variable (X) affects the dependent variable (Y). If you measure the effect of tutoring hours (X) on ACT score (Y), tutoring hours is independent variable and the ACT[…]
Line c passes through (8,-10) and (2,8). Line d is parallel to line c and passes through (6,1). Find the equation of line d.
Line n passes through (12,4) and (-6,10). Line s is perpendicular to line n and passes through (-3,9). Find the equation of line n.