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2022 Apr Flashcards

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Aptronym

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A person’s name that is regarded as amusingly appropriate to their occupation

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Development accounting

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An accounting principle that is used to compare two countries at the same point in time

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Iconoclasm

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The rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical

The action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices

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Barcarolle

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A song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers

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Gravitas

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Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner

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TMS

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

A noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression

Typically used when other depression treatments haven’t been effective

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Affective computing

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The study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human affects

One of the motivations for the research is the ability to give machines emotional intelligence, including to stimulate empathy

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Interdigitate

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(Of two or more things) interlock like the fingers of two clasped hands

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Quid pro quo

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A favour or advantage granted or expected in return for something

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Moore’s Law

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The principle that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years, as a result of increases in the number of transistors a microchip can contain

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Zeigarnik effect

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Occurs when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled

Postulates that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks

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Autogenous

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Arising from within or from a thing itself

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Hermetic

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airtight

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PCE

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Personal
Consumption
Expenditure

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Palladium

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the chemical element of atomic number 46, a rare silvery-white metal resembling platinum

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FOMC

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Federal
Open
Market
Committee

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EBITDA

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Earnings 
Before 
Interest 
Taxes
Depreciation 
Amortization

used as an indicator of the overall profitability of a business

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Aplomb

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Poise
Self-assurance
Composure

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BCI

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Brain
Computer
Interface

a direct communication pathway between the brain’s electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb

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Astern

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behind or toward the rear of a ship or aircraft

(of a ship) backward; stern foremost

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STAR

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Smart tissue autonomous robot

a small robot designed to facilitate surgical procedures

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subordinated lease

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AKA ground lease

a type of long-term contract where the parties are interested in transacting on unimproved land

e.g., McDonalds, etc.

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imprimatur

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an official licence by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book

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Thermobaric

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a type of weapon

fuel air explosives

typically filled with aerosolized solid fuel or a highly combustible slurry

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Noumenon

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a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/ or perception

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Deliquescent

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Becoming liquid

Having a tendency to become liquid

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Opine

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Suggest

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Stem cell exhaustion

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The age-related deficiency of stem cells

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Gossamer

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A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn

Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate

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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence

Affected by guilt

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Penitence

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The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

Repentance

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Generative Adversarial Network

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GAN

A Deep Learning-based system that reduces the amount of data needed to train deep learning algorithms

Researchers train two competing networks to create labeled data from existing data (typically images)

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Scion

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Twig

Descendant

Heir

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Capacitive touch (screen)

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A touch-sensitive control display that uses the conductive touch of a human finger or a specialized device for input

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Benthic

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Derived from “benthos”

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Benthos

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The flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, of a sea, lake, or other body of water

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Senescent cells

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A phenomenon characterized by the cessation of cell division

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Apodeictic

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Clearly established or beyond dispute

Irrefutable

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Insouciance

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Nonchalance

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Ribald

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Rowdy
Bawdy
Rude
Rabelaisian

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Seiche

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A temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure

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Arenaceous

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Consisting of sand or particles of a substance similar to sand

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Yegg

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A burglar or safecracker

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Adiposity

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(Especially of body tissue) used for the storage of fat

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Anterior Cingulate Cortex

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The frontal part of the cingulate cortex that resembles a “collar” surrounding the frontal part of the corpus callosum

It’s involved in certain higher-level functions, such as attention allocation, reward anticipation, decision-making, ethics and morality, impulse control, and emotion

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Cicatrix

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The scar of a healed wound

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Stem cell exhaustion

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The age-related deficiency of stem cells

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Incipient

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In an initial stage

Beginning to happen or develop

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Anomalous

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Abnormal

50
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HECS

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Higher Education Contribution Scheme

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