Key terms & definitions

The framework of bones that supports the body, protects internal structures and works with muscles to enable movement.

The framework of bones that supports the body, protects organs and works with muscles to allow movement.

A small drawing that represents the mathematical information in a question; it need not be accurately scaled unless stated.

A simplified drawing of an area that selects the features relevant to a geographical purpose.

An asymmetrical distribution in which values extend further on one side than the other.

An asymmetrical distribution with a longer tail on one side.

Threading pieces of food onto a metal or wooden skewer to hold them together.

A readiness check in which a knife or skewer is inserted into a cake and inspected for uncooked mixture when withdrawn.

The asymmetry of a data distribution: values extend further on one side than the other.

The five changing aspects that make up a person: form, sensations, perception, mental formations and consciousness.

A musical style popular in 1950s Britain which combined folk, blues and jazz influences and often used inexpensive or homemade instruments.

An ethical action motivated by qualities such as compassion, understanding or generosity, which tends towards happiness rather than suffering.

The use of teachings, stories or practices adapted to people's needs and capacities to help them progress spiritually, particularly emphasised in Mahayana Buddhism.

Morally wholesome thought or conduct, rooted in non-greed, non-hatred and non-delusion, which supports overcoming suffering.

A learned action or behaviour that brings about a predetermined result with maximum certainty and minimum time and energy.

The categorisation of sporting skills along continua according to features such as decision making, environmental influence, pacing and muscle groups used.

Rehearsing movements or techniques needed in a particular sport before performing them in training or competition.

Practising movements or skills used in the activity before performing them in training or competition.

A difference between the skills a business needs and the skills its existing employees possess.

A lack of workers with the knowledge or abilities needed to carry out particular tasks.

Reading quickly to establish the overall meaning and locate relevant sections.

Reading quickly to establish a text’s overall subject, situation and main ideas before examining relevant details closely.

An outfit or visual appearance applied to a game character.

Moving healthy skin from one part of the body to cover a damaged area elsewhere.

A Tibetan funeral practice in which the dead body is offered to vultures.

A strip of promotional material at the top of a newspaper front page, often advertising sections or stories inside.

The gravitational force produced when a dense oceanic plate sinks into the mantle and pulls the rest of the plate behind it.

A false spoken accusation that damages someone’s reputation.

The distance along the curved surface of a right cone from the edge of its base to its vertex.

Humour created through exaggerated physical action, such as comic beatings, falls or chases.