Key terms & definitions

The state of being comfortable, healthy and able to function physically, mentally and socially.

A feeling or mental state of being contented, happy and healthy.

A sense of being comfortable, healthy and happy, influenced by physical, mental and social factors.

An investigation in which relevant variables other than the independent variable are kept constant so that conditions can be compared validly.

A dramatic genre with a tightly constructed plot, often involving past secrets, carefully timed revelations and a climax followed by restored order.

The border region between England and Wales, where powerful Marcher lords had exercised extensive local authority.

Kaiser Wilhelm II’s ‘world policy’, intended to make Germany a leading global power through overseas expansion, international trade and a powerful navy.

Compensation paid to the family of a person who had been killed, with the amount depending on the victim's social status.

A language area, usually in the left temporal lobe, involved in understanding language.

A Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, particularly important in Theravada Buddhism; also called Vesak or Buddha Day.

An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England, ruled by Alfred, which resisted Viking conquest.

Hardy’s name for the region of south-west England associated with his writing, including his native Dorset.

Prevailing winds in the middle latitudes that blow from west to east.

The area of fighting through Belgium and northern France during the First World War, where opposing armies developed extensive trench systems.

A newspaper founded by Claudia Jones in 1958 that gave Caribbean communities in Britain a voice and campaigned against racism and inequality.

The question of why MPs from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can vote on England-only matters at Westminster when MPs from England cannot vote on equivalent matters devolved elsewhere.

A castrated male sheep. Antonio uses the image of a diseased wether to describe himself as the member of a flock most suited to death.

An area where water covers the ground or keeps its soil waterlogged, permanently or seasonally.

A thin specimen placed in liquid on a microscope slide and covered with a coverslip.

A woman employed to breastfeed another woman's baby.

A woman employed to breastfeed and care for another woman’s baby.

A platform along the water’s edge where ships can lie alongside to load or unload.

A Buddhist representation of the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, also called the Wheel of Becoming.

An SQL clause containing a condition that determines which rows a statement applies to.

The liquid separated from curds during cheese making.

A member or supporter of the political grouping that emerged during the succession crisis of 1679–1681, supporting James’s exclusion from the throne and opposing the danger of Catholic, arbitrary government.

The political grouping that supported excluding the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the throne.

A parliamentary party organiser who maintains party discipline and encourages members to attend votes and vote as instructed.

A neck injury caused by sudden movement of the head relative to the body.

A very rapid camera turn to the left or right, often producing a blurred movement between subjects.