Key terms & definitions

Reheating quenched metal under controlled conditions to improve toughness.

A copy of a gene's instructions that guides the order in which amino acids are joined at a ribosome.

A reusable guide used to transfer or check the shape of a component.

The central place of Jewish worship in Jerusalem, where sacrifices were offered.

The sacred enclosure containing a temple and its associated spaces, such as a courtyard and altar.

The place where money offered to support the Temple in Jerusalem was collected.

The Great Temple in Tenochtitlan: a stepped pyramid topped by separate shrines to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.

A change over time, such as a seasonal shift or a trend lasting several decades.

Information associated with particular dates or times, allowing change over time to be investigated.

A relationship or change through time.

A general direction of change in results over time.

An employment contract lasting for a specified period or until a particular job is completed.

A fastening that can be undone so components can be separated without damaging the product.

A connection designed to be taken apart without damaging the joined components.

A material that becomes magnetised readily but loses most of its magnetism when the magnetising field is removed.

Movement to live somewhere for a limited period rather than to settle permanently.

Employment for a limited period or task rather than on an ongoing basis.

An urge or pressure to do something wrong or turn away from God.

A scene in which Iago gradually persuades Othello to suspect Desdemona of adultery; in Othello, this is Act 3 Scene 3.

The Jewish scriptures, consisting of the Torah, Prophets and Writings.

A person who occupies or farms land belonging to a landlord, usually in return for rent.

A farmer who pays rent to use land owned by someone else.

A person or institution, such as a baron or bishop, holding land directly from the king.

The foundational divine commands recorded in Exodus 20, guiding relationships with God and with other people.

The ten-day period beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur, devoted to reflection and repentance.

Making food, particularly meat, less tough and easier to chew.

A tough band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone and transmits the muscle’s pulling force.

A building containing separate homes for several households, often as flats within a larger block.

An overuse injury involving damage and inflammation of tendons on the outside of the elbow.

The ten religious duties followed in Shi'a Islam: salah, sawm, zakah, hajj, jihad, khums, amr bil ma'ruf, nahi anil munkar, tawalla and tabarra.