AP Seminar Vocab 1 Quiz (Practice)

circumference

Outer edge or enclosing boundary

circumlocution

Using excess words to be deliberately vague or evasive

circumnavigate

To travel all the way around something (can be literal or figurative)

circumspect

Hesitant, cautious, prudent, unwilling to take risks, considering all possibilities before acting

circumvent

To find a way around, to get around something

collaborate

To work together

collapse

To fall down as a result of pressure; as to fail as a concept, group or ideology.

collate

To assemble in proper order

collect

Bring or gather things together

collection

A gathering of certain things

collective

Forming a whole; combined

colleague

One of a group of people who work together

collegial

Related to or involving responsibility shared through working together

collide

To strike or clash into something with much force.

collision

The act or instance of colliding

collocate

To set side by side or in the same place or position

colloquy

A conversation or discussion

collude

To work together secretly with others to do something unfair, against the rules, dishonest, or morally wrong

collusion

A secret agreement or policy used for deceitful purposes

isobar

A line on a graph or map indicating points where a specific variable is equal.

isocaloric

Having similar caloric values

isochromatic

Having the same color or wavelength

isochromosome

a chromosome with two congruent arms

isocracy

A government where all citizens have the same amount of political power.

isochronous

Occurring at equal time intervals; events happen at regular, consistent timing

isogenic

Having similar to nearly identical genetics.

isomer

Compounds with the same chemical formula but different arrangements

isometric

of, relating, to or characterized by equality of measure

isomorph

A substance or organism that has the same structure or form as another

isomorphic

Being of similar form, shape, or structure to another object

isopod

Crustacean with 7 pairs of similarly shaped legs

isorhythm

A repeating rhythmic pattern

isosceles

Describing a triangle with two equal sides.

isosmotic

Of, relating to, or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure

isostasy

The quality or state of being subjected to equal pressure from every side

isotherm

a line on a map that marks areas with equal average annual temperature

isothermal

A thermodynamic process in which the temperature remains constant

isotope

Variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons

isotransplant

An organ or tissue transplanted between genetically similar individuals

dystopia

An imagined, unjust or bad society or place

topic

Point of discussion

topocentric

Relating to, measured from, or as if observed from a particular point on the earth's surface : having or relating to such a point as origin

topography

The positioning of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

topologist

A scientist or mathematician who specializes in topology

topology

The way in which parts of an object are connected and organized.

toponym

Name of a place

toponymy

The study of place names, their origins, meanings, use

topotype

A specimen of a species collected at the locality at which the original type was obtained

utopia

A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions