ACAP Voc List 2/8

The repetition of initial consonant sound in nearby words

• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia

The speed of an object in a specific direction

• Speed
• Acceleration
• Momentum
• Velocity

1. An equation that forms a straight line when graphed 

• Linear equation
• Exponential equation
• Cubic equation
• Quadratic equation

1. The emotional or cultural association of a word beyond its literal meaning 

• Denotation
• Implication
• Connotation
• Signification

1. The rate of change of velocity over time 

• Momentum
• Acceleration
• Force
• Velocity

A number used to multiply a variable

• constant
• variable
• coefficient
• multiplier

1. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as  

• Allegory
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor

1. The tendency of an objects to resist changes in its state of motions 

• Momentum
• Acceleration
• Velocity
• Inertia

The point where a line crosses an axis on a graph

• Slope
• Intercept
• Vertex
• Gradient

1. The use of word to convey a meaning opposite to their literal meaning 

• Sarcasm
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Irony