ABU Zaria Post-UTME Social Sciences & Related Courses Review

Vocabulary and terminology coverage for ABU Zaria Post-UTME Past Questions across Use of English, Economics, Government, and Literature.

Caligynephobia

The fear of beautiful women.

Belligerent

The quality of being naturally warlike or aggressive.

Mundane

Relating to things that are secular, ordinary, or commonplace.

Amicable

Characterized by friendly or peaceable relations.

Optimum population

The population level that yields the maximum output when combined with available resources.

Net National Product (NNP)

The Gross National Product (GNP) minus depreciation.

Sovereignty

The ability of a state to make laws which are free from internal aggression and external control.

Enfranchisement

The grant of the right to vote in an electoral system.

Stock character

A character whose actions, speech style, and role are predictable.

Comic relief

A light or amusing interlude inserted in the middle of a tragic play.

Sonnet

A poem consisting of exactly 14 lines.

Tercet

A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme.

Debenture share

A share that entitles its holders to receive a fixed interest on sums invested.

Deflation

A persistent fall in the general price level usually caused by a reduction in total demand.

Derived demand

The demand for a factor of production that is determined by the demand for the final goods it helps produce.

Persona

The speaker in a poem when they cannot be identified with the poet.

Mellifluous

The texture of a poem that results from using mainly soft vowel sounds.

Euphony

Pleasant, harmonious sounds in language, such as the murmuring of bees.

Gerrymandering

The strategy of manipulating constituencies to favour the party in power.

Catharsis

In tragedy, the purgation or cleansing of the emotions of pity and fear.

Soliloquy

A dramatic convention in which an actor on the stage speaks his thoughts aloud.

Didactic

Any work of literature which sets out to instruct or teach.

Euphemism

The substitution of a mild and pleasant expression for one that is harsh and blunt.

Culpable

The state of being blameworthy or liable for an action.

Altruism

The quality of selflessness and kindness toward others.

Anaphora

A kind of repetition used in extracts to provide emphasis and rhythm.

Inadvertently

Doing something unintentionally or by accident.

Brevity

Conciseness or shortness in speech or writing.

GNP

Gross National Product; the total value of goods and services produced by a nation.

Ultra Vires

A legal term meaning 'beyond the powers,' used to control delegated legislation through the judiciary.