Key terms & definitions

A metrical foot containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.

A metre with four feet per line, each normally containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable: da-da-DUM.

A Buddhist scripture on mindfulness of breathing, set around full-moon gatherings at the end of the rains retreat and during the following month.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or lines.

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

A political belief which rejects the authority of the state. It is distinct from communism.

A supporter of abolishing the state and its authority. Anarchism was distinct from communism, although both were feared during the Red Scare.

A breakdown of effective authority and order.

The study of the structure of the body and how its parts are arranged.

The Buddhist teaching that there is no permanent, unchanging self or soul.

The African National Congress, a liberation movement that opposed apartheid and sought a democratic, non-racial South Africa.

Deceased members of earlier generations of a family.

Practices honouring deceased family members, including offerings and tending graves, often based on belief in a continuing relationship between the living and the dead.

A place where ships can anchor, often sheltered from rough seas.

The use of words, such as a headline or caption, to guide how an audience interprets an image.

A military standard-bearer or ensign; Iago holds this position under Othello.

A logical operation that produces 1 only when both inputs are 1. Written using a dot: $A.B$.

A logical operation that is true only when all the conditions being combined are true.

A corrugated-steel air-raid shelter installed partly underground and covered with earth, usually in a garden.

A gate that outputs 1 only when all its inputs are 1.

A logic gate whose output is HIGH only when all its inputs are HIGH.

An appearance combining features conventionally associated with masculinity and femininity.

The room in an ancient Greek house used for male dining and drinking parties, commonly furnished with couches around its edges.

A short story about an individual incident, often used to illustrate someone’s character.

A short account of an experience used to illustrate or support a point.

A short account of an incident, often used to illustrate someone’s character or a moral lesson.

An abnormal widening or bulge in an artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.

A spiritual being created by Allah, understood in Islam to be made of light, who obeys Allah and carries out his commands.

Rage or hostility that controls thoughts, words or actions; also called krodh.