cultural literacy 25 Flashcards
AKK
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CDU politician from Saarland
house-trained (Ger.)
stubenrein
to go up in smoke (Ger.)
durch den Schronstein gehen
in the home stretch (Ger.)
in der Zielgeraden
snot-nosed brat (Ger.)
die Rotznase
Zipf’s law
lexical feature of languages whereby the nth most frequently used word in the language occurs 1/nth as fequently as the n-1th most frequently used word
Benford’s law
statistical feature of any randomly formed set of artifacts/documents etc. that are numbered, whereby the lower the magnitude of significant digits, the more likely that digit is to appear
“Ständchen”
a Schubert lied
“Trust in God…”
“…and keep your powder dry.”
mandamus
legal directive for an official to perform his or her duty
staple (Ger.)
die Heftklammer
stapler (Ger.)
das Heftgerät
paper clip (Ger.)
die Büroklammer
Dow Jones
stock market index comprised of the names Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who founded the company
Dow Jones Industrial Average
index measuring the average stock price of 30 prominent stocks, adjusted for stock splits
omnibus bill
a legislative proposal that includes a variety of measures
3 bad neighborhoods in SE Portland
Mill Park, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Centennial
4 bad neighborhoods comprising N Portland
St. Johns, Kenton, Bridgeton, Sunderland
2 bad neighborhoods in downtown Portland
Old Town (Chinatown), Lloyd District
to mulct (sb)
to fine; to swindle
“A coward…”
“…dies many times before his death.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)
“I am constant…”
“…as the Northern Star.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)
“elicit” vs. “solicit”
“elicit” = to evoke a response or answer; “solicit” = to ask for smt. (usually money)
Lord Protector
Cromwell’s official title
first-degree relative
a relative with whom you share on average 50% of DNA (parents, siblings)
nth-degree relative
a relative with whom you share on average 1/2^n of DNA
“black tags”
term used in SE Texas for the voting block comprised of former auto workers newly arrived from Detroit in the early 1980s who began working in the oil fields, so named because of their black Michigan license plates
parquetry
intricate floor design with pieces of wood
TD Garden
arena formerly known as Boston Garden in Boston, MA, home of The Celtics
floor of basketball court in TD Garden
example of parquet floor
“tree and branch”
cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is sent from distribution hubs through trunk, feeder, and drop cables to subscribers’ homes
switched star
cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is switched, just like telephone calls, in the hub of a star to individual subscriber lines
the New Economics
informal term describing economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies like tax cuts to stimulate growth in aggregate demand even outside of crises
M
in economics, any of various types of money
M2
types of money including some broader (i.e., less liquid) types; a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation (by measuring M2 supply)
Glass-Steagal Act
1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
1999 law which overturned the Glass-Steagal Act, thus allowing the merger of Citicorp (investment firm) and Travellers (bank); also known as the “Citigroup Relief Act”
Commodity Futures Modernization Act
2000 law that banned the regulation of derivatives
the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s
Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns
the 2 financial conglomerates that dominated the financial services industry in the 2000s
JP Morgan, Citigroup
CDO
“collateralized debt obligation”, a complex derivative that combines risky debt with more reliable debt in an attempt to lessen risk
Credit Default Swap (CDS)
arrangement in which an investment like a CDO is insured in such a way that allows multiple speculators to speculate on whether the asset will return a profit or default
positive monetarism
thesis that the growth rate of the money supply is by far the most important determinant of inflation
normative monetarism
thesis that the central bank should stabilize the growth rate of the money supply
mustelid
a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels
stoat
mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”
shegetz
non-Jewish boy
The Perfumed Garden
full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi
Jonathan Groff
actor who played King George III in Hamilton
Natalia Dyer
Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CDU politician from Saarland
AKK
stubenrein
house-trained (Ger.)
durch den Schronstein gehen
to go up in smoke (Ger.)
in der Zielgeraden
in the home stretch (Ger.)
die Rotznase
snot-nosed brat (Ger.)
lexical feature of languages whereby the nth most frequently used word in the language occurs 1/nth as fequently as the n-1th most frequently used word
Zipf’s law
statistical feature of any randomly formed set of artifacts/documents etc. that are numbered, whereby the lower the magnitude of significant digits, the more likely that digit is to appear
Benford’s law
a Schubert lied
“Ständchen”
“…and keep your powder dry.”
“Trust in God…”
legal directive for an official to perform his or her duty
mandamus
die Heftklammer
staple (Ger.)
das Heftgerät
stapler (Ger.)
die Büroklammer
paper clip (Ger.)
stock market index comprised of the names Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who founded the company
Dow Jones
index measuring the average stock price of 30 prominent stocks, adjusted for stock splits
Dow Jones Industrial Average
a legislative proposal that includes a variety of measures
omnibus bill
Mill Park, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Centennial
3 bad neighborhoods in SE Portland
St. Johns, Kenton, Bridgeton, Sunderland
4 bad neighborhoods comprising N Portland
Old Town (Chinatown), Lloyd District
2 bad neighborhoods in downtown Portland
to fine; to swindle
to mulct (sb)
“…dies many times before his death.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)
“A coward…”
“…as the Northern Star.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)
“I am constant…”
“elicit” = to evoke a response or answer; “solicit” = to ask for smt. (usually money)
“elicit” vs. “solicit”
Cromwell’s official title
Lord Protector
a relative with whom you share on average 50% of DNA (parents, siblings)
first-degree relative
a relative with whom you share on average 1/2^n of DNA
nth-degree relative
term used in SE Texas for the voting block comprised of former auto workers newly arrived from Detroit in the early 1980s who began working in the oil fields, so named because of their black Michigan license plates
“black tags”
intricate floor design with pieces of wood
parquetry
arena formerly known as Boston Garden in Boston, MA, home of The Celtics
TD Garden
example of parquet floor
floor of basketball court in TD Garden
cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is sent from distribution hubs through trunk, feeder, and drop cables to subscribers’ homes
“tree and branch”
cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is switched, just like telephone calls, in the hub of a star to individual subscriber lines
switched star
informal term describing economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies like tax cuts to stimulate growth in aggregate demand even outside of crises
the New Economics
in economics, any of various types of money
M
types of money including some broader (i.e., less liquid) types; a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation (by measuring M2 supply)
M2
1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments
Glass-Steagal Act
1999 law which overturned the Glass-Steagal Act, thus allowing the merger of Citicorp (investment firm) and Travellers (bank); also known as the “Citigroup Relief Act”
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
2000 law that banned the regulation of derivatives
Commodity Futures Modernization Act
Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns
the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s
JP Morgan, Citigroup
the 2 financial conglomerates that dominated the financial services industry in the 2000s
“collateralized debt obligation”, a complex derivative that combines risky debt with more reliable debt in an attempt to lessen risk
CDO
arrangement in which an investment like a CDO is insured in such a way that allows multiple speculators to speculate on whether the asset will return a profit or default
Credit Default Swap (CDS)
thesis that the growth rate of the money supply is by far the most important determinant of inflation
positive monetarism
thesis that the central bank should stabilize the growth rate of the money supply
normative monetarism
a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels
mustelid
mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”
stoat
non-Jewish boy
shegetz
full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi
The Perfumed Garden
actor who played King George III in Hamilton
Jonathan Groff
Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things
Natalia Dyer
