Key terms & definitions

The Roman ideal of sexual modesty and chastity, expressed through behaviour and respectable appearance.

A short promotional feature designed to attract attention to content or a campaign.

Boxing or fighting with the fists. The phrase “pugilistic chivalry” refers to honourable conduct in such a fight.

Worship in which a deity is honoured through offerings and acts of devotion.

A wheel on an axle, commonly grooved to guide a belt or rope.

A condition that attracts people to a destination, such as available work or better economic prospects.

A perceived attraction of a destination that encourages a person to move there.

A feature that attracts someone to a destination, such as employment or joining family.

Factors that attract people to a destination, such as safety, family connections or employment.

A quotation selected from an article and displayed prominently to draw attention to a particular point.

The artery carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

The route of blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart.

The circulation carrying blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side.

The circuit carrying blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and back to the left atrium.

The vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.

A wet mixture containing separated fibres, used in making paper and board.

Edible seeds of legume plants, including beans, peas and lentils, which provide protein and fibre.

Gentle activity that gradually increases heart rate, raising body temperature and increasing oxygen delivery to working muscles.

Gentle activity that gradually increases heart rate at the start of a warm-up.

The number of pulses felt in an artery in one minute, usually corresponding to the number of heartbeats.

The number of heartbeats per minute, measured by counting pulses in an artery.

Running an appliance in short bursts to control how much the food is chopped or mixed.

Using government spending to create employment and income, encouraging spending on goods and helping businesses recover.

A joke or play on words that uses similar sounds or more than one meaning.

Wordplay using similar sounds or more than one meaning of a word.

Making holes or cutouts in sheet metal by forcing a punch through it into a matching die, shearing out material.

A penalty imposed on an offender for breaking the law.

A consequence intended to reduce the likelihood of the behaviour it follows.

Military actions intended to punish opposition and discourage further resistance, such as destroying settlements or supplies.

A grid used to display all possible combinations of genetic information from two parents’ gametes.