English IV Cultural Literacy Terms List 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rebuttal | reply intended to show fault in an opponent's argument |
| realism | attempt to make art and literature resemble life |
| redundancy | unnecessary repetition in speech or writing |
| Roman a Clef | novel in which actual people an dplaces are disguised as fictictonal characters; French for "novel with a key" |
| sic | Latin for "thus", used dto indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake [sic] |
| libel | written, printed or pictorial statement that unjustly defames someone publicly |
| lobby | group whose members share certain goals and work to bring about passage, modifications, or defeat laws that affect these goals |
| line-item veto | authority of an executive to VETO a specific appropriation in a budget passed by legislature |
| political machine | administration of elected officials who use their influential positions to solidfy and perpetuate the power of their political party, often through dubious means |
| A man's home is his castle. | proverbial expression that illustrates the principle of individual privacy, which is fundamental to the American system of government |
| Chapter 11 bankruptcy | provision of th their U.S. bankruptcy law which enables a failing firm to apply to the courts for protection against all creditors while it reorganizes and pays its debts; this gives all creditors a chance to collect their money and allows the firm to avoid being closed down |
| collateral | property or its equivalent that a debtor deposits with a creditor to guarantee repayment of debt |
| commodity | any product manufactured or grown |
| conglomerate | corporation with diversified holdings that are acquired through mergers and acquisitions but that are not necessarily related |
| consumer goods | goods, such as food or clothing, that satisfy human wants through their consumption and use |
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