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cultural literacy 25 Flashcards

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AKK

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CDU politician from Saarland

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house-trained (Ger.)

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stubenrein

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to go up in smoke (Ger.)

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durch den Schronstein gehen

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in the home stretch (Ger.)

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in der Zielgeraden

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snot-nosed brat (Ger.)

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die Rotznase

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Zipf’s law

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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

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Benford’s law

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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

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“Ständchen”

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a Schubert lied

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“Trust in God…”

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“…and keep your powder dry.”

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mandamus

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legal directive for an official to perform his or her duty

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staple (Ger.)

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die Heftklammer

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stapler (Ger.)

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das Heftgerät

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paper clip (Ger.)

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die Büroklammer

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Dow Jones

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stock market index comprised of the names Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who founded the company

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

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index measuring the average stock price of 30 prominent stocks, adjusted for stock splits

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omnibus bill

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a legislative proposal that includes a variety of measures

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3 bad neighborhoods in SE Portland

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Mill Park, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Centennial

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4 bad neighborhoods comprising N Portland

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St. Johns, Kenton, Bridgeton, Sunderland

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2 bad neighborhoods in downtown Portland

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Old Town (Chinatown), Lloyd District

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to mulct (sb)

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to fine; to swindle

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“A coward…”

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“…dies many times before his death.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)

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“I am constant…”

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“…as the Northern Star.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)

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“elicit” vs. “solicit”

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“elicit” = to evoke a response or answer; “solicit” = to ask for smt. (usually money)

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Lord Protector

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Cromwell’s official title

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first-degree relative

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a relative with whom you share on average 50% of DNA (parents, siblings)

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nth-degree relative

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a relative with whom you share on average 1/2^n of DNA

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“black tags”

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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

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parquetry

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intricate floor design with pieces of wood

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TD Garden

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arena formerly known as Boston Garden in Boston, MA, home of The Celtics

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floor of basketball court in TD Garden

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example of parquet floor

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“tree and branch”

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cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is sent from distribution hubs through trunk, feeder, and drop cables to subscribers’ homes

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switched star

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cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is switched, just like telephone calls, in the hub of a star to individual subscriber lines

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the New Economics

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informal term describing economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies like tax cuts to stimulate growth in aggregate demand even outside of crises

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M

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in economics, any of various types of money

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M2

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types of money including some broader (i.e., less liquid) types; a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation (by measuring M2 supply)

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Glass-Steagal Act

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1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

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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”

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Commodity Futures Modernization Act

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2000 law that banned the regulation of derivatives

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the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

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Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns

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the 2 financial conglomerates that dominated the financial services industry in the 2000s

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JP Morgan, Citigroup

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CDO

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“collateralized debt obligation”, a complex derivative that combines risky debt with more reliable debt in an attempt to lessen risk

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Credit Default Swap (CDS)

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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

42
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positive monetarism

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thesis that the growth rate of the money supply is by far the most important determinant of inflation

43
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normative monetarism

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thesis that the central bank should stabilize the growth rate of the money supply

44
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mustelid

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a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels

45
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stoat

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mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”

46
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shegetz

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non-Jewish boy

47
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The Perfumed Garden

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full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi

48
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Jonathan Groff

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actor who played King George III in Hamilton

49
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Natalia Dyer

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Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things

50
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CDU politician from Saarland

A

AKK

51
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stubenrein

A

house-trained (Ger.)

52
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durch den Schronstein gehen

A

to go up in smoke (Ger.)

53
Q

in der Zielgeraden

A

in the home stretch (Ger.)

54
Q

die Rotznase

A

snot-nosed brat (Ger.)

55
Q

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

A

Zipf’s law

56
Q

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

A

Benford’s law

57
Q

a Schubert lied

A

“Ständchen”

58
Q

“…and keep your powder dry.”

A

“Trust in God…”

59
Q

legal directive for an official to perform his or her duty

A

mandamus

60
Q

die Heftklammer

A

staple (Ger.)

61
Q

das Heftgerät

A

stapler (Ger.)

62
Q

die Büroklammer

A

paper clip (Ger.)

63
Q

stock market index comprised of the names Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who founded the company

A

Dow Jones

64
Q

index measuring the average stock price of 30 prominent stocks, adjusted for stock splits

A

Dow Jones Industrial Average

65
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a legislative proposal that includes a variety of measures

A

omnibus bill

66
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Mill Park, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Centennial

A

3 bad neighborhoods in SE Portland

67
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St. Johns, Kenton, Bridgeton, Sunderland

A

4 bad neighborhoods comprising N Portland

68
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Old Town (Chinatown), Lloyd District

A

2 bad neighborhoods in downtown Portland

69
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to fine; to swindle

A

to mulct (sb)

70
Q

“…dies many times before his death.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)

A

“A coward…”

71
Q

“…as the Northern Star.” (Caesar in Julius Caesar)

A

“I am constant…”

72
Q

“elicit” = to evoke a response or answer; “solicit” = to ask for smt. (usually money)

A

“elicit” vs. “solicit”

73
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Cromwell’s official title

A

Lord Protector

74
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a relative with whom you share on average 50% of DNA (parents, siblings)

A

first-degree relative

75
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a relative with whom you share on average 1/2^n of DNA

A

nth-degree relative

76
Q

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

A

“black tags”

77
Q

intricate floor design with pieces of wood

A

parquetry

78
Q

arena formerly known as Boston Garden in Boston, MA, home of The Celtics

A

TD Garden

79
Q

example of parquet floor

A

floor of basketball court in TD Garden

80
Q

cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is sent from distribution hubs through trunk, feeder, and drop cables to subscribers’ homes

A

“tree and branch”

81
Q

cable TV distribution architecture in which cable signal is switched, just like telephone calls, in the hub of a star to individual subscriber lines

A

switched star

82
Q

informal term describing economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies like tax cuts to stimulate growth in aggregate demand even outside of crises

A

the New Economics

83
Q

in economics, any of various types of money

A

M

84
Q

types of money including some broader (i.e., less liquid) types; a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation (by measuring M2 supply)

A

M2

85
Q

1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments

A

Glass-Steagal Act

86
Q

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”

A

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

87
Q

2000 law that banned the regulation of derivatives

A

Commodity Futures Modernization Act

88
Q

Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns

A

the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

89
Q

JP Morgan, Citigroup

A

the 2 financial conglomerates that dominated the financial services industry in the 2000s

90
Q

“collateralized debt obligation”, a complex derivative that combines risky debt with more reliable debt in an attempt to lessen risk

A

CDO

91
Q

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

A

Credit Default Swap (CDS)

92
Q

thesis that the growth rate of the money supply is by far the most important determinant of inflation

A

positive monetarism

93
Q

thesis that the central bank should stabilize the growth rate of the money supply

A

normative monetarism

94
Q

a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels

A

mustelid

95
Q

mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”

A

stoat

96
Q

non-Jewish boy

A

shegetz

97
Q

full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi

A

The Perfumed Garden

98
Q

actor who played King George III in Hamilton

A

Jonathan Groff

99
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Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things

A

Natalia Dyer

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