English Vocabulary · Grade 10 Live Review Preview
10th Grade Vocabulary Words
Tenth-grade reading asks learners to move confidently among literary analysis, argument, source evaluation, laboratory science, mathematics, computing, history, economics, psychology, philosophy, and the arts. This level emphasizes precise academic language, disciplinary meanings, connotation, word relationships, and the ability to interpret unfamiliar vocabulary in demanding context.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.
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Page 1: words 1–35
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceptual framework | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: conceptual + framework. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marco conceptual | The conceptual framework connects neighborhood design, travel choices, and air quality. |
| 2 | operational definition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: operational + definition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | definición operativa | The operational definition treats regular exercise as at least 150 minutes of activity per week. |
| 3 | construct validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: construct + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez de constructo | Researchers questioned the survey's construct validity because its stress scale mostly measured tiredness. |
| 4 | internal validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: internal + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez interna | Random assignment improved the experiment's internal validity. |
| 5 | external validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: external + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez externa | Testing only professional athletes limits the trial's external validity. |
| 6 | ecological validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: ecological + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez ecológica | Observing shoppers in an actual market increased the study's ecological validity. |
| 7 | concurrent validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: concurrent + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez concurrente | The new reading test showed concurrent validity by closely matching an established assessment. |
| 8 | predictive validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: predictive + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez predictiva | Course performance provided evidence of the placement test's predictive validity. |
| 9 | content validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: content + validity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | validez de contenido | Including analysis, evidence, and conventions strengthened the exam's content validity. |
| 10 | interrater reliability | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: interrater + reliability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | confiabilidad entre evaluadores | Training raised interrater reliability among the essay scorers. |
| 11 | test-retest reliability | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: test + retest + reliability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | confiabilidad prueba-reprueba | Stable scores two weeks apart supported the questionnaire's test-retest reliability. |
| 12 | sampling frame | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: sampling + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marco de muestreo | The voter registry served as the sampling frame for the telephone survey. |
| 13 | random sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: random + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestreo aleatorio | Random sampling reduced the risk that researchers would select only convenient participants. |
| 14 | stratified sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: stratified + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestreo estratificado | Stratified sampling ensured that every grade level appeared in the school survey. |
| 15 | cluster sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cluster + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestreo por conglomerados | The team used cluster sampling by choosing eight classrooms and surveying everyone in them. |
| 16 | systematic sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: systematic + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestreo sistemático | With systematic sampling, the archivist inspected every twentieth file. |
| 17 | convenience sample | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: convenience + sample. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestra de conveniencia | Students leaving one cafeteria formed a convenience sample that could not represent the whole city. |
| 18 | oversampling | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: oversampling is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | sobremuestreo | Oversampling provided enough rural respondents for a separate comparison. |
| 19 | response bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: response + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de respuesta | A judgmental question introduced response bias into the health survey. |
| 20 | nonresponse bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: nonresponse + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de falta de respuesta | Low participation by night-shift workers created nonresponse bias. |
| 21 | social desirability bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: social + desirability + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de deseabilidad social | Social desirability bias may cause respondents to underreport rude behavior. |
| 22 | measurement error | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: measurement + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | error de medición | A poorly calibrated scale introduced measurement error into every mass reading. |
| 23 | confidence interval | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + interval. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | intervalo de confianza | The confidence interval placed average growth between 4.2 and 5.1 centimeters. |
| 24 | confidence level | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + level. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | nivel de confianza | The researchers selected a 95 percent confidence level. |
| 25 | null hypothesis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: null + hypothesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | hipótesis nula | The null hypothesis states that both fertilizers produce the same average growth. |
| 26 | alternative hypothesis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: alternative + hypothesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | hipótesis alternativa | The alternative hypothesis predicts that warmer water speeds the reaction. |
| 27 | independent samples | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: independent + samples. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestras independientes | The experiment used independent samples from two different schools. |
| 28 | paired samples | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: paired + samples. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | muestras emparejadas | Before-and-after blood pressure readings form paired samples. |
| 29 | control variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: control + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable de control | Room temperature was a control variable in the battery test. |
| 30 | confounding variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confounding + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable de confusión | Prior training was a confounding variable in the comparison of teaching methods. |
| 31 | moderating variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: moderating + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable moderadora | Age acted as a moderating variable because the treatment benefited younger patients more strongly. |
| 32 | mediating variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: mediating + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable mediadora | Improved sleep was a mediating variable between reduced screen time and better concentration. |
| 33 | latent variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: latent + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable latente | The model treats motivation as a latent variable reflected in effort and persistence. |
| 34 | extraneous variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: extraneous + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable extraña | Background noise was an extraneous variable during the memory task. |
| 35 | placebo effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: placebo + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto placebo | Some participants reported less pain because of the placebo effect. |
Designing a Sampling Study
Reading practice for pages 1–3. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A conceptual framework connects neighborhood design, travel choices, and air quality. Researchers use stratified sampling so every district is represented, then apply random sampling within each district. They compare independent samples of commuters and remote workers. Their alternative hypothesis predicts a difference in average exposure, while the null hypothesis predicts none.
Spanish translation
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Reading comprehension
1. Why use stratified sampling?
It ensures that every district is represented.
2. Where is random sampling applied?
It is applied within each district.
3. What does the alternative hypothesis predict?
It predicts a difference in average exposure.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. ___ reduced the risk that researchers would select only convenient participants.
Answer: random sampling
2. The ___ predicts that warmer water speeds the reaction.
Answer: alternative hypothesis
3. The ___ connects neighborhood design, travel choices, and air quality.
Answer: conceptual framework
4. ___ ensured that every grade level appeared in the school survey.
Answer: stratified sampling
5. The experiment used ___ from two different schools.
Answer: independent samples
Page 2: words 36–70
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | observer effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: observer + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto observador | Workers followed every procedure carefully while the inspector was present, demonstrating an observer effect. |
| 37 | Hawthorne effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: Hawthorne + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto espino | The temporary rise in productivity may reflect the Hawthorne effect. |
| 38 | double-blind study | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: double + blind + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estudio doble ciego | A double-blind study reduced expectation effects during the drug trial. |
| 39 | longitudinal study | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: longitudinal + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estudio longitudinal | The longitudinal study tracked language development from childhood through adolescence. |
| 40 | cross-sectional study | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cross + sectional + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estudio transversal | The cross-sectional study compared sleep habits across four age groups. |
| 41 | cohort study | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cohort + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estudio de cohorte | A cohort study monitored nurses who began work in the same decade. |
| 42 | case-control study | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: case + control + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estudio de casos y controles | The case-control study examined earlier chemical exposure among patients with a rare illness. |
| 43 | meta-analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: meta + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | metanálisis | The meta-analysis estimated the treatment's overall effect across twenty trials. |
| 44 | effect size | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: effect + size. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. tamaño del efecto 2. magnitud del efecto | Although the result was statistically significant, its effect size was small. |
| 45 | statistical power | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: statistical + power. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | poder estadístico | A larger sample increased the study's statistical power. |
| 46 | Type I error | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: Type + I + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | error tipo I | A Type I error would falsely identify the harmless additive as dangerous. |
| 47 | Type II error | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: Type + II + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | error de tipo II | A very small sample made a Type II error more likely. |
| 48 | falsifiability | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | falsabilidad | A scientific claim needs falsifiability so observations could count against it. |
| 49 | parsimony | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: parsimony is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | parsimonia | The simpler model was favored for its parsimony. |
| 50 | explanatory model | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: explanatory + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | modelo explicativo | The explanatory model links warmer oceans with stronger evaporation and rainfall. |
| 51 | causal mechanism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: causal + mechanism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mecanismo causal | Cell damage provides a possible causal mechanism linking the toxin to illness. |
| 52 | causal inference | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: causal + inference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inferencia causal | Randomized evidence supports stronger causal inference than a simple correlation. |
| 53 | counterfactual | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: counterfactual is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | contrafactual | The historian considers the counterfactual of the treaty never being signed. |
| 54 | necessary condition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: necessary + condition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | condición necesaria | Liquid water is a necessary condition for the reaction in this experiment. |
| 55 | sufficient condition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: sufficient + condition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | condición suficiente | Divisibility by four is a sufficient condition for a whole number ending in two zeros to be even. |
| 56 | validity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | validez | The missing control group weakened the validity of the causal conclusion. |
| 57 | reliability | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | fiabilidad | Repeated measurements within one millimeter demonstrated the instrument's reliability. |
| 58 | calibration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | calibración | The laboratory performs calibration of each sensor before fieldwork. |
| 59 | data integrity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + integrity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | integridad de los datos | Access controls and checksums help protect data integrity. |
| 60 | data normalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + normalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | normalización de datos | Data normalization placed every temperature reading on the same unit scale. |
| 61 | data cleaning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + cleaning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | limpieza de datos | Data cleaning removed duplicate survey responses. |
| 62 | outlier detection | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: outlier + detection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | detección de valores atípicos | Outlier detection revealed a misplaced decimal point. |
| 63 | missing data | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: missing + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | datos faltantes | The report explains how missing data from unanswered questions were handled. |
| 64 | imputation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | imputación | The analyst used imputation rather than treating every blank response as zero. |
| 65 | coding scheme | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: coding + scheme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | esquema de codificación | The coding scheme distinguishes supportive, neutral, and critical comments. |
| 66 | codebook | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: codebook is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | libro de códigos | The codebook explains that a value of nine means “response unavailable.” |
| 67 | thematic analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: thematic + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | análisis temático | Thematic analysis revealed repeated concerns about safety and cost. |
| 68 | content analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: content + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | análisis de contenido | The content analysis compared how often newspapers quoted scientists. |
| 69 | discourse analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: discourse + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | análisis del discurso | Discourse analysis examined how official statements described protesters. |
| 70 | grounded theory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: grounded + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teoría fundamentada | Through grounded theory, researchers built a model from repeated interview patterns. |
Page 2 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 2.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. A ___ reduced expectation effects during the drug trial.
Answer: double-blind study
2. Cell damage provides a possible ___ linking the toxin to illness.
Answer: causal mechanism
3. The analyst used ___ rather than treating every blank response as zero.
Answer: imputation
4. The ___ tracked language development from childhood through adolescence.
Answer: longitudinal study
5. Randomized evidence supports stronger ___ than a simple correlation.
Answer: causal inference
Page 3: words 71–105
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | ethnography | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | etnografía | The ethnography describes daily cooperation in a coastal fishing village. |
| 72 | participant observation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: participant + observation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | observación participante | Participant observation helped the researcher understand unwritten workshop routines. |
| 73 | field note | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: field + note. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | nota de campo | Her field note describes who entered the meeting and where each person sat. |
| 74 | interview protocol | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: interview + protocol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | protocolo de entrevista | The interview protocol begins with consent and neutral background questions. |
| 75 | informed consent | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: informed + consent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | consentimiento informado | Each volunteer signed an informed consent form before the first session. |
| 76 | anonymity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | anonimato | The anonymous ballot preserved voter anonymity. |
| 77 | confidentiality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | confidencialidad | The counselor maintained confidentiality by storing records in an encrypted system. |
| 78 | debriefing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: debriefing is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ifade alma | During debriefing, participants learned why the task had concealed its true aim. |
| 79 | institutional review board | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: institutional + review + board. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | junta de revisión institucional | The institutional review board required clearer language about withdrawal rights. |
| 80 | preregistration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | preinscripción | Preregistration made it harder to hide an unsuccessful primary test. |
| 81 | open data | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | datos abiertos | The city released traffic counts as open data. |
| 82 | open science | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + science. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ciencia abierta | Open science encouraged the team to share its materials and analysis code. |
| 83 | reproducible workflow | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reproducible + workflow. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | flujo de trabajo reproducible | The notebook created a reproducible workflow from raw measurements to final graph. |
| 84 | audit trail | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: audit + trail. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pista de auditoría | The audit trail revealed when the invoice total was edited. |
| 85 | chain of custody | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: chain + of + custody. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cadena de custodia | A sealed container and signed log preserved the sample's chain of custody. |
| 86 | tertiary source | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: tertiary + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fuente terciaria | An encyclopedia is a tertiary source useful for initial orientation. |
| 87 | source triangulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: source + triangulation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | triangulación de fuentes | Source triangulation connected the photograph, weather log, and witness testimony. |
| 88 | lateral reading | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: lateral + reading. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lectura lateral | Lateral reading showed that the impressive website belonged to a lobbying organization. |
| 89 | reverse image search | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reverse + image + search. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | búsqueda inversa de imágenes | A reverse image search found that the supposed storm photograph was ten years old. |
| 90 | domain authority | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: domain + authority. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | autoridad de dominio | A government health agency has stronger domain authority on vaccination statistics than an anonymous meme page. |
| 91 | editorial oversight | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: editorial + oversight. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | supervisión editorial | Visible correction policies are evidence of editorial oversight. |
| 92 | financial disclosure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: financial + disclosure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | divulgación financiera | The article's financial disclosure notes that the study was funded by the manufacturer. |
| 93 | retraction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. rajada 2. retracción 3. retractación | The journal issued a retraction after discovering fabricated data. |
| 94 | erratum | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: erratum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | errata | The erratum changes the mislabeled unit from meters to centimeters. |
| 95 | literature gap | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: literature + gap. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | brecha de literatura | The review identifies a literature gap concerning rural teenagers. |
| 96 | methodological limitation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: methodological + limitation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | limitación metodológica | The small volunteer sample was a methodological limitation because it did not represent the whole population. |
| 97 | researcher degrees of freedom | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: researcher + degrees + of + freedom. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | grados de libertad del investigador | Preregistration limits researcher degrees of freedom that might otherwise favor a desired result. |
| 98 | peer-review bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: peer + review + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de revisión por pares | Anonymous manuscript review can reduce some forms of peer-review bias. |
| 99 | selective reporting bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: selective + reporting + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de información selectiva | The registry exposed selective reporting bias because several measured outcomes were missing from the article. |
| 100 | replication crisis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: replication + crisis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crisis de replicación | The replication crisis led several journals to require clearer methods and shared data. |
| 101 | dramaturgy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: dramaturgy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | dramaturgia | The director studied dramaturgy to understand how the play's scenes build political tension. |
| 102 | tragic flaw | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: tragic + flaw. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | defecto trágico | The ruler's pride becomes the tragic flaw that prevents compromise. |
| 103 | deus ex machina | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: deus + ex + machina. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. ''deus ex machina'' 2. deus ex machina | A sudden inheritance functions as a deus ex machina rather than a prepared solution. |
| 104 | fourth wall | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: fourth + wall. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cuarta pared | The actor breaks the fourth wall by asking viewers to judge the trial. |
| 105 | peripeteia | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: peripeteia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | peripecia | The messenger's news creates peripeteia by turning victory into danger. |
Page 3 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 3.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The anonymous ballot preserved voter ___.
Answer: anonymity
2. A ___ found that the supposed storm photograph was ten years old.
Answer: reverse image search
3. The ruler's pride becomes the ___ that prevents compromise.
Answer: tragic flaw
4. The counselor maintained ___ by storing records in an encrypted system.
Answer: confidentiality
5. A government health agency has stronger ___ on vaccination statistics than an anonymous meme page.
Answer: domain authority
Page 4: words 106–140
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | dramatic tension | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: dramatic + tension. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tensión dramática | The hidden key maintains dramatic tension while the police search the room. |
| 107 | subtext | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: subtext is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | subtexto | The polite invitation carries a subtext of warning. |
| 108 | epistolary novel | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: epistolary + novel. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | novela epistolar | The epistolary novel lets readers compare three conflicting accounts of the disappearance. |
| 109 | frame narrative | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: frame + narrative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marco narrativo | A trial transcript forms the frame narrative around the witness's memories. |
| 110 | archetypal criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: archetypal + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crítica arquetípica | Archetypal criticism connects the descent into the cave with stories of symbolic rebirth. |
| 111 | feminist criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: feminist + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crítica feminista | Feminist criticism asks why the women in the novel cannot inherit property. |
| 112 | Marxist criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: Marxist + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crítica marxista | Marxist criticism focuses on who owns the factory and who bears its risks. |
| 113 | postcolonial criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: postcolonial + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crítica poscolonial | Postcolonial criticism explores why the map uses the colonizer's place names. |
| 114 | psychoanalytic criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: psychoanalytic + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | crítica psicoanalítica | Psychoanalytic criticism reads the locked room as a sign of repressed memory. |
| 115 | formalism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | formalismo | Formalism draws attention to the poem's repeated circles and interrupted meter. |
| 116 | structuralism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | estructuralismo | Structuralism examines the tale's repeated opposition between wilderness and home. |
| 117 | deconstruction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | deconstrucción | Deconstruction shows how the essay's definition of freedom depends on forms of control. |
| 118 | metafiction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | metaficción | The metafiction pauses so the narrator can debate how to end the chapter. |
| 119 | dystopian fiction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: dystopian + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ficción distópica | The dystopian fiction depicts a state that ranks citizens by every conversation. |
| 120 | zeugma | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: zeugma is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | zeugma | “She opened the door and her mind” uses zeugma. |
| 121 | antanaclasis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: antanaclasis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | antanaclasis | “If we do not hang together, we shall hang separately” uses antanaclasis. |
| 122 | hypophora | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: hypophora is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | hipófora | The speech uses hypophora: “What must change? Our priorities must change.” |
| 123 | tricolon | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: tricolon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | tres puntos | “We listened, we learned, we acted” forms a tricolon. |
| 124 | ellipsis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: ellipsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | elipsis | “Mara chose tea; Luis, coffee” uses ellipsis by omitting chose in the second clause. |
| 125 | parenthesis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: parenthesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | paréntesis | The parenthesis “if the records are accurate” limits the historian's claim. |
| 126 | amplification | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | amplificación | The orator uses amplification by moving from one damaged home to an entire displaced city. |
| 127 | exigence | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | exigencia | A contaminated water supply creates the speech's exigence. |
| 128 | kairos | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: kairos is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | kairós | Releasing the proposal before the budget vote demonstrates kairos. |
| 129 | ethos | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: ethos is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ethos | The engineer builds ethos by acknowledging limitations in her own design. |
| 130 | pathos | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: pathos is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pathos | The survivor's testimony supplies pathos without replacing factual evidence. |
| 131 | logos | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: logos is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | logos | Cost data and causal analysis strengthen the report's logos. |
| 132 | audience positioning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: audience + positioning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | posicionamiento de audiencia | The phrase “as responsible neighbors” uses audience positioning. |
| 133 | rhetorical purpose | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: rhetorical + purpose. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | propósito retórico | The article's rhetorical purpose is to persuade residents to attend the hearing. |
| 134 | rhetorical strategy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: rhetorical + strategy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estrategia retórica | Defining technical terms is a rhetorical strategy for reaching nonspecialists. |
| 135 | rhetorical choice | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: rhetorical + choice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | elección retórica | Opening with a personal story is a rhetorical choice that humanizes the statistics. |
| 136 | rhetorical effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: rhetorical + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto retórico | The repeated short clauses create a rhetorical effect of urgency. |
| 137 | line of reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: line + of + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | línea de razonamiento | The second paragraph breaks the line of reasoning by introducing an unrelated example. |
| 138 | syllogism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | silogismo | The syllogism concludes that iron expands when heated because iron is a metal and heated metals expand. |
| 139 | enthymeme | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: enthymeme is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | entimema | “She is a citizen, so she may vote” is an enthymeme that assumes eligible citizens may vote. |
| 140 | major premise | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: major + premise. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | premisa mayor | “All mammals breathe air” is the major premise of the argument. |
Reading an Argument Closely
Reading practice for pages 4–6. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
An editorial’s exigence is the urgent school-board vote that prompted it. Its central argument is an enthymeme because the writer leaves the major premise unstated, assuming readers share it. A formalism reading examines structure and diction, while psychoanalytic criticism asks how fear and desire shape the speaker’s reasoning.
Spanish translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What is the editorial's exigence?
An urgent school-board vote is its exigence.
2. Why is the argument an enthymeme?
Its major premise is left unstated.
3. What does psychoanalytic criticism examine?
It examines how fear and desire shape reasoning.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. “She is a citizen, so she may vote” is an ___ that assumes eligible citizens may vote.
Answer: enthymeme
2. ___ reads the locked room as a sign of repressed memory.
Answer: psychoanalytic criticism
3. A contaminated water supply creates the speech's ___.
Answer: exigence
4. “All mammals breathe air” is the ___ of the argument.
Answer: major premise
5. ___ draws attention to the poem's repeated circles and interrupted meter.
Answer: formalism
Page 5: words 141–175
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | minor premise | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: minor + premise. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | menor | “A dolphin is a mammal” serves as the minor premise. |
| 142 | logical fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: logical + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | falacia lógica | Treating popularity as proof of truth is a logical fallacy. |
| 143 | ad hominem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: ad + hominem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ad hominem | Calling the scientist arrogant is an ad hominem response to her evidence. |
| 144 | straw man | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: straw + man. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | espantapájaros | The speaker creates a straw man by claiming that any safety rule would ban all travel. |
| 145 | slippery slope | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: slippery + slope. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pendiente resbaladiza | The slippery slope predicts that one revised deadline will eliminate all standards. |
| 146 | circular reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: circular + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | razonamiento circular | “The rule is fair because it is a fair rule” is circular reasoning. |
| 147 | post hoc fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: post + hoc + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | falacia post hoc | Blaming a new logo for falling sales commits the post hoc fallacy. |
| 148 | appeal to authority | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: appeal + to + authority. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | apelar a la autoridad | A celebrity's opinion about bridge safety is an appeal to authority. |
| 149 | bandwagon fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: bandwagon + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | falacia del carro | The advertisement's bandwagon fallacy says the product must work because millions bought it. |
| 150 | red herring | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: red + herring. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | arenque ahumado | The candidate's joke about uniforms is a red herring in a debate about school funding. |
| 151 | equivocation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. ambigüedad 2. evasivas 3. equívoca | The argument uses equivocation by moving from a free sample to political freedom. |
| 152 | standard English | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: standard + English. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ingles estandar | The final report follows standard English while preserving quoted dialect. |
| 153 | semantic shift | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: semantic + shift. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. traslación de significado 2. cambio léxico-semántico | The movement from “meat” meaning food generally to animal flesh is a semantic shift. |
| 154 | polysemy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: polysemy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | polisemia | The word branch shows polysemy in a tree branch, a bank branch, and a branch of science. |
| 155 | free morpheme | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: free + morpheme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | morfema libre | Book is a free morpheme in the word notebook. |
| 156 | bound morpheme | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: bound + morpheme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | morfema ligado | The prefix re is a bound morpheme in rewrite. |
| 157 | derivational morphology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: derivational + morphology. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | morfología derivacional | Derivational morphology changes teach into teacher. |
| 158 | inflectional morphology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: inflectional + morphology. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | morfología flexional | Inflectional morphology adds ed to walk to mark past time. |
| 159 | anagnorisis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: anagnorisis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | anagnórisis | Oedipus reaches anagnorisis when he understands the truth about his birth. |
| 160 | stance marker | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: stance + marker. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marcador de postura | The phrase in my view is a stance marker that openly identifies the writer's perspective. |
| 161 | hamartia | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: hamartia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | hamartia | The king's refusal to listen becomes his hamartia. |
| 162 | dramatic structure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: dramatic + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estructura dramática | The playwright's dramatic structure delays the confrontation until the final act. |
| 163 | metadiscourse | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: metadiscourse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | metadiscurso | The phrase as the next section demonstrates is metadiscourse that previews the argument's organization. |
| 164 | interdiscursivity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | interdiscursividad | A campaign video shows interdiscursivity by combining news reporting, personal testimony, and advertising. |
| 165 | genre convention | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: genre + convention. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | convención de género | The detective novel follows a genre convention by withholding one crucial clue until the final chapter. |
| 166 | fragmented narrative | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: fragmented + narrative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | narrativa fragmentada | The fragmented narrative moves among memories, interviews, and newspaper clippings. |
| 167 | authorial intrusion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: authorial + intrusion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | intrusión del autor | The narrator's warning to judge no character too quickly is an authorial intrusion. |
| 168 | zero focalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: zero + focalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | focalización cero | Zero focalization allows the novel to reveal both armies' secret plans. |
| 169 | internal focalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: internal + focalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | focalización interna | Internal focalization limits the scene to what Amara sees and understands. |
| 170 | external focalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: external + focalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | focalización externa | External focalization makes the stranger's motives remain uncertain. |
| 171 | prolepsis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: prolepsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | prolepsis | A brief prolepsis shows the abandoned house twenty years after the family leaves. |
| 172 | analepsis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: analepsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | analepsis | The survivor's childhood memory appears through analepsis. |
| 173 | fabula | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: fabula is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | fábula | Readers reconstruct the fabula by placing the novel's scattered scenes in time order. |
| 174 | syuzhet | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: syuzhet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. trama 2. siuzhet | The syuzhet begins with the verdict and reveals the crime afterward. |
| 175 | defamiliarization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | desfamiliarización | Describing a clock as a machine that slices time creates defamiliarization. |
Page 5 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 5.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The final report follows ___ while preserving quoted dialect.
Answer: standard English
2. The detective novel follows a ___ by withholding one crucial clue until the final chapter.
Answer: genre convention
3. The movement from “meat” meaning food generally to animal flesh is a ___.
Answer: semantic shift
4. The ___ moves among memories, interviews, and newspaper clippings.
Answer: fragmented narrative
5. “A dolphin is a mammal” serves as the ___.
Answer: minor premise
Page 6: words 176–210
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | objective correlative | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: objective + correlative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | correlativo objetivo | The empty crib and unopened letter form an objective correlative for grief. |
| 177 | pathetic fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: pathetic + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | falacia patética | Calling the storm clouds angry is a pathetic fallacy. |
| 178 | blazon | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: blazon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. blasón 2. blasonamiento | The sonnet's blazon compares the beloved's eyes, hair, and hands with precious objects. |
| 179 | sestet | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: sestet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | sexteto | The sestet answers the problem introduced in the octave. |
| 180 | octave | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: octave is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | octava | The octave presents the speaker's conflict before the poem turns. |
| 181 | tercet | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: tercet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | terceto | Each tercet in the poem develops one image of winter. |
| 182 | pastoral | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: pastoral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pastoral | The pastoral contrasts the quiet countryside with the pressures of court life. |
| 183 | mock epic | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: mock + epic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | épica simulada | The mock epic describes a household argument as if it were a legendary battle. |
| 184 | quantitative meter | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: quantitative + meter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medidor cuantitativo | Classical Greek verse often uses quantitative meter. |
| 185 | accentual-syllabic meter | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: accentual + syllabic + meter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | metro acentual-silábico | An English sonnet commonly uses accentual-syllabic meter with five stressed beats per line. |
| 186 | colligation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | colligación | The verb depend shows colligation with the preposition on. |
| 187 | deixis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: deixis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. deixis 2. deíxis | Words such as here and tomorrow illustrate deixis. |
| 188 | anaphoric reference | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: anaphoric + reference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | referencia anafórica | In Maya found the key and she smiled, she creates anaphoric reference to Maya. |
| 189 | cataphoric reference | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: cataphoric + reference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | referencia catafórica | In When he arrived, Luis apologized, he creates cataphoric reference. |
| 190 | speech act | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: speech + act. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | acto de habla | The sentence I promise to return is a speech act that creates a commitment. |
| 191 | cohesive device | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: cohesive + device. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | dispositivo cohesivo | The transition however is a cohesive device that signals contrast. |
| 192 | discourse marker | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: discourse + marker. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marcador de discurso | The discourse marker in conclusion tells readers that the argument is ending. |
| 193 | hedging language | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: hedging + language. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lenguaje de cobertura | The phrase the results may suggest is hedging language. |
| 194 | booster | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: booster is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. aficionado 2. seguidor | The phrase clearly demonstrates functions as a booster in the conclusion. |
| 195 | passivization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | pasivación | Passivization changes Researchers measured the samples into The samples were measured. |
| 196 | transitivity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | transitividad | The essay examines transitivity by asking who acts and who is acted upon in each sentence. |
| 197 | modality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | modalidad | The modal verb might expresses uncertain modality. |
| 198 | epistemic modality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: epistemic + modality. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | modalidad epistémica | The phrase must have left uses epistemic modality to signal a strong inference. |
| 199 | deontic modality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: deontic + modality. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | modalidad deóntica | The sentence Students must cite sources uses deontic modality. |
| 200 | evaluative language | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: evaluative + language. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lenguaje evaluativo | Calling the policy shortsighted is evaluative language rather than neutral description. |
| 201 | receptor protein | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: receptor + protein. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | proteína receptora | Insulin attaches to a receptor protein on the cell surface. |
| 202 | signal transduction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: signal + transduction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | transducción de señales | Signal transduction carries the hormone's message from the membrane to the nucleus. |
| 203 | second messenger | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: second + messenger. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | segundo mensajero | Cyclic AMP acts as a second messenger after adrenaline binds to a cell. |
| 204 | endocrine gland | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: endocrine + gland. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | glándula endocrina | The thyroid is an endocrine gland that affects metabolic rate. |
| 205 | hormone receptor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: hormone + receptor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | receptor hormonal | Only cells with the matching hormone receptor respond directly to insulin. |
| 206 | hypothalamus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: hypothalamus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | hipotálamo | The hypothalamus detects changes in blood temperature. |
| 207 | pituitary gland | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: pituitary + gland. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | glándula pituitaria | The pituitary gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the thyroid. |
| 208 | thyroid gland | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: thyroid + gland. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. tiroides 2. glándula tiroides | The thyroid gland requires iodine to make its main hormones. |
| 209 | adrenal gland | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: adrenal + gland. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. glándula adrenal 2. glándula suprarrenal | The adrenal gland releases adrenaline during an emergency. |
| 210 | pancreas | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: pancreas is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | páncreas | The pancreas releases insulin after a meal. |
Page 6 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 6.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Calling the storm clouds angry is a ___.
Answer: pathetic fallacy
2. The sentence I promise to return is a ___ that creates a commitment.
Answer: speech act
3. Cyclic AMP acts as a ___ after adrenaline binds to a cell.
Answer: second messenger
4. The sonnet's ___ compares the beloved's eyes, hair, and hands with precious objects.
Answer: blazon
5. The transition however is a ___ that signals contrast.
Answer: cohesive device
Page 7: words 211–245
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | insulin | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: insulin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | insulina | Insulin signals muscle cells to absorb glucose. |
| 212 | glucagon | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: glucagon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | glucagón | Glucagon stimulates the liver to release glucose between meals. |
| 213 | feedback inhibition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: feedback + inhibition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inhibición de retroalimentación | Feedback inhibition prevents a cell from making more amino acid than it needs. |
| 214 | circadian rhythm | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: circadian + rhythm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ritmo circadiano | Morning light helps reset a person's circadian rhythm. |
| 215 | thermoregulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | termorregulación | A lizard uses behavioral thermoregulation by moving between sun and shade. |
| 216 | osmoregulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | osmorregulación | Freshwater fish perform osmoregulation by removing excess water. |
| 217 | blood glucose regulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: blood + glucose + regulation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | regulación de la glucosa en sangre | Insulin and glucagon work together in blood glucose regulation. |
| 218 | homeostatic imbalance | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: homeostatic + imbalance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | desequilibrio homeostático | Severe dehydration creates a homeostatic imbalance in water and electrolyte levels. |
| 219 | organ system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: organ + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | organismo | The digestive organ system breaks food into absorbable nutrients. |
| 220 | epithelial tissue | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: epithelial + tissue. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tejido epitelial | Epithelial tissue protects the outer surface of the skin. |
| 221 | connective tissue | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: connective + tissue. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tejido conjuntivo | Blood is a connective tissue that transports gases and nutrients. |
| 222 | muscle tissue | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: muscle + tissue. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tejido muscular | Cardiac muscle tissue pumps blood through the heart. |
| 223 | nervous tissue | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: nervous + tissue. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tejido nervioso | Nervous tissue carries information from the eye to the brain. |
| 224 | extracellular matrix | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: extracellular + matrix. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | matriz extracelular | Collagen is a major component of the extracellular matrix in tendons. |
| 225 | stem-cell differentiation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: stem + cell + differentiation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | diferenciación de células madre | Stem-cell differentiation can produce a mature blood cell. |
| 226 | apoptosis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: apoptosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | apoptosis | Apoptosis removes damaged cells without releasing their contents into nearby tissue. |
| 227 | cell cycle checkpoint | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: cell + cycle + checkpoint. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | punto de control del ciclo celular | A cell cycle checkpoint can halt division when DNA is damaged. |
| 228 | tumor suppressor gene | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: tumor + suppressor + gene. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | gen supresor de tumores | Loss of a tumor suppressor gene may allow abnormal cells to multiply. |
| 229 | oncogene | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: oncogene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | oncogén | A mutation converted the growth-regulating gene into an oncogene. |
| 230 | metastasis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: metastasis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | metástasis | Imaging showed metastasis from the lung to the bone. |
| 231 | angiogenesis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: angiogenesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | angiogénesis | The tumor promoted angiogenesis to obtain oxygen and nutrients. |
| 232 | carcinogen | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: carcinogen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. carcinógeno 2. cancerígeno 3. carcinogénico | Ultraviolet radiation is a carcinogen that can damage DNA in skin cells. |
| 233 | mutation rate | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: mutation + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tasa de mutación | Radiation exposure increased the mutation rate in the laboratory cells. |
| 234 | DNA repair | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: DNA + repair. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reparación de ADN | DNA repair enzymes replaced the incorrectly paired base. |
| 235 | transcription factor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: transcription + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | factor de transcripción | The transcription factor activates genes needed during heat stress. |
| 236 | gene silencing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: gene + silencing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | silenciamiento genético | A small RNA molecule caused gene silencing by blocking the message. |
| 237 | epigenetics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: epigenetics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | epigenética | Epigenetics examines how chemical tags influence gene expression. |
| 238 | DNA methylation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: DNA + methylation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | metilación del ADN | Increased DNA methylation near the promoter reduced transcription. |
| 239 | histone modification | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: histone + modification. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | modificación de histonas | Histone modification opened the chromosome region for transcription. |
| 240 | recombinant DNA | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: recombinant + DNA. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ADN recombinante | The plasmid contained recombinant DNA with a human insulin gene. |
| 241 | plasmid | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: plasmid is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | plásmido | Scientists inserted the gene into a plasmid. |
| 242 | restriction enzyme | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: restriction + enzyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enzima de restricción | The restriction enzyme opened the plasmid at one specific site. |
| 243 | DNA ligase | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: DNA + ligase. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ADN ligasa | DNA ligase sealed the inserted gene into the plasmid. |
| 244 | gel electrophoresis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: gel + electrophoresis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | electroforesis en gel | Gel electrophoresis separated the DNA fragments by size. |
| 245 | polymerase chain reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: polymerase + chain + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción en cadena de la polimerasa | Polymerase chain reaction amplified the trace DNA from the sample. |
Engineering a Living System
Reading practice for pages 7–9. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
In a controlled laboratory model, a plasmid carries recombinant DNA into bacteria. The lesson distinguishes this technique from functions within a complex organism. A tumor suppressor gene helps regulate cell division, thermoregulation maintains a stable temperature, and osmoregulation balances water and dissolved substances.
Spanish translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What carries recombinant DNA into bacteria?
A plasmid carries the recombinant DNA.
2. What does a tumor suppressor gene regulate?
It helps regulate cell division.
3. What balance does osmoregulation maintain?
It balances water and dissolved substances.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The plasmid contained ___ with a human insulin gene.
Answer: recombinant DNA
2. A lizard uses behavioral ___ by moving between sun and shade.
Answer: thermoregulation
3. Loss of a ___ may allow abnormal cells to multiply.
Answer: tumor suppressor gene
4. Scientists inserted the gene into a ___.
Answer: plasmid
5. Freshwater fish perform ___ by removing excess water.
Answer: osmoregulation
Page 8: words 246–280
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | DNA sequencing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: DNA + sequencing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | secuenciación de ADN | DNA sequencing identified a change in the patient's gene. |
| 247 | genome | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: genome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | genoma | The bacterial genome contains one main chromosome and several plasmids. |
| 248 | proteome | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: proteome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | proteoma | The liver proteome changes in response to fasting. |
| 249 | transcriptome | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: transcriptome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | transcriptoma | The transcriptome revealed which genes became active after infection. |
| 250 | bioinformatics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: bioinformatics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | bioinformática | Bioinformatics helped compare thousands of DNA sequences. |
| 251 | genetic marker | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: genetic + marker. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marcador genético | The researchers used a genetic marker to follow the disease-associated region. |
| 252 | single nucleotide polymorphism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: single + nucleotide + polymorphism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | polimorfismo de un solo nucleótido | A single nucleotide polymorphism was associated with slower drug breakdown. |
| 253 | karyotype | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: karyotype is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cariotipo | The karyotype showed an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one. |
| 254 | nondisjunction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | no disyunción | Nondisjunction produced a gamete with an extra chromosome. |
| 255 | deletion mutation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: deletion + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mutación de deleción | The deletion mutation removed three bases from the coding sequence. |
| 256 | insertion mutation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: insertion + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mutación de inserción | The insertion mutation added a repeated segment to the gene. |
| 257 | frameshift mutation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: frameshift + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mutación por desplazamiento de marco | A one-base deletion caused a frameshift mutation throughout the remaining code. |
| 258 | point mutation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: point + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mutación puntual | The point mutation replaced one base in the hemoglobin gene. |
| 259 | innate immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: innate + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inmunidad innata | Skin and inflammation are parts of innate immunity. |
| 260 | adaptive immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: adaptive + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inmunidad adaptativa | Adaptive immunity responds more quickly after a second encounter with the same virus. |
| 261 | antigen | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: antigen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | antígeno | A protein on the virus acts as an antigen. |
| 262 | B cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: B + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | célula B | A B cell multiplied after recognizing its matching antigen. |
| 263 | T cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: T + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. célula T 2. linfocito T | A cytotoxic T cell recognized and killed the infected cell. |
| 264 | memory cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: memory + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | celda de memoria | A memory cell remained after the infection ended. |
| 265 | antigen-presenting cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: antigen + presenting + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | célula presentadora de antígeno | A dendritic antigen-presenting cell carried viral fragments to a lymph node. |
| 266 | cytokine | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: cytokine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | citocina | The activated immune cell released a cytokine that recruited other cells. |
| 267 | inflammation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | inflamación | Inflammation made the injured ankle warm and swollen. |
| 268 | virulence | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | virulencia | The new strain had lower virulence and produced milder illness. |
| 269 | infectious disease | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: infectious + disease. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enfermedad infecciosa | Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. |
| 270 | vaccination | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | vacunación | Vaccination reduced the child's risk of severe infection. |
| 271 | herd immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: herd + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. inmunidad colectiva 2. inmunidad de grupo | High vaccination coverage strengthened herd immunity in the community. |
| 272 | autoimmune disease | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: autoimmune + disease. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enfermedad autoinmune | In an autoimmune disease, immune recognition fails to protect healthy tissue. |
| 273 | immunodeficiency | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: immunodeficiency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | inmunodeficiencia | The immunodeficiency left the patient vulnerable to ordinarily mild infections. |
| 274 | antibiotic resistance | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: antibiotic + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | resistencia a los antibióticos | Incomplete treatment can favor bacteria with antibiotic resistance. |
| 275 | microbiome | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: microbiome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | microbioma | Diet can alter the intestinal microbiome. |
| 276 | neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: neuron is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | neurona | The neuron carried a signal from the fingertip toward the spinal cord. |
| 277 | action potential | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: action + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | potencial de acción | The action potential moved down the axon without gradually fading. |
| 278 | resting potential | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: resting + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | potencial de reposo | Ion pumps help maintain the neuron's resting potential. |
| 279 | synapse | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: synapse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | sinapsis | A neurotransmitter crossed the synapse between the two neurons. |
| 280 | neurotransmitter | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: neurotransmitter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | neurotransmisor | The neurotransmitter bound to receptors on the next neuron. |
Page 8 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 8.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Ion pumps help maintain the neuron's ___.
Answer: resting potential
2. The ___ showed an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one.
Answer: karyotype
3. The activated immune cell released a ___ that recruited other cells.
Answer: cytokine
4. A neurotransmitter crossed the ___ between the two neurons.
Answer: synapse
5. ___ produced a gamete with an extra chromosome.
Answer: nondisjunction
Page 9: words 281–315
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | sensory neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: sensory + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | neurona sensorial | A sensory neuron reported pressure from the skin. |
| 282 | motor neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: motor + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | neurona motora | The motor neuron stimulated the hand muscle to contract. |
| 283 | interneuron | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: interneuron is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | interneurona | An interneuron connected the sensory input to a rapid motor response. |
| 284 | central nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: central + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema nervioso central | The central nervous system integrates information from the body. |
| 285 | peripheral nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: peripheral + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema nervioso periférico | The peripheral nervous system carries signals between limbs and spinal cord. |
| 286 | sympathetic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: sympathetic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema nervioso simpático | The sympathetic nervous system raised heart rate before the race. |
| 287 | parasympathetic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: parasympathetic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema nervioso parasimpático | The parasympathetic nervous system slowed the heart after the danger passed. |
| 288 | reflex arc | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: reflex + arc. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | arco reflejo | The reflex arc pulled her hand from the hot pan before conscious thought. |
| 289 | brain stem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: brain + stem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. tronco del encéfalo 2. tallo cerebral 3. tallo encefálico | The brain stem helps regulate breathing. |
| 290 | cerebellum | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Base-form focus: cerebellum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cerebelo | The cerebellum helps adjust movements while a person learns to skate. |
| 291 | cerebral cortex | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: cerebral + cortex. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. corteza cerebral 2. córtex cerebral | The cerebral cortex processes the meaning of spoken words. |
| 292 | frontal lobe | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: frontal + lobe. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lóbulo frontal | The frontal lobe helps organize a multistep task. |
| 293 | temporal lobe | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: temporal + lobe. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lóbulo temporal | The temporal lobe processes patterns in speech. |
| 294 | parietal lobe | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: parietal + lobe. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lóbulo parietal | The parietal lobe combines touch information with awareness of hand position. |
| 295 | occipital lobe | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: occipital + lobe. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lóbulo occipital | The occipital lobe analyzes color, shape, and motion from the eyes. |
| 296 | allosteric regulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: allosteric + regulation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | regulación alostérica | Allosteric regulation slowed the enzyme after the end product accumulated. |
| 297 | competitive inhibition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: competitive + inhibition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inhibición competitiva | Competitive inhibition weakened when the researchers increased the substrate concentration. |
| 298 | noncompetitive inhibition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: noncompetitive + inhibition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | inhibición no competitiva | Noncompetitive inhibition lowered the reaction's maximum rate even with abundant substrate. |
| 299 | substrate-level phosphorylation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: substrate + level + phosphorylation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fosforilación a nivel de sustrato | Glycolysis produces some ATP through substrate-level phosphorylation. |
| 300 | oxidative phosphorylation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term Word study: Term structure: oxidative + phosphorylation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fosforilación oxidativa | Most aerobic ATP is generated through oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria. |
| 301 | quantum number | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: quantum + number. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | número cuántico | Each quantum number identifies part of an electron's energy state or orbital behavior. |
| 302 | principal energy level | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: principal + energy + level. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | nivel de energía principal | An electron in the third principal energy level is generally farther from the nucleus than one in the first. |
| 303 | electron configuration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electron + configuration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | configuración electrónica | The electron configuration of sodium ends with one electron in the third energy level. |
| 304 | Aufbau principle | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Aufbau + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | principio de aufbau | The Aufbau principle places electrons in the 1s orbital before the 2s orbital. |
| 305 | Pauli exclusion principle | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Pauli + exclusion + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Principio de exclusión de Pauli | The Pauli exclusion principle allows two oppositely spinning electrons in one orbital. |
| 306 | Hund's rule | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Hund's + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | la regla de hund | Hund's rule places three electrons separately across the three p orbitals. |
| 307 | valence electron | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: valence + electron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | electrón de valencia | Sodium has one valence electron. |
| 308 | electron shielding | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electron + shielding. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | blindaje electrónico | Electron shielding makes an outer electron easier to remove. |
| 309 | effective nuclear charge | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: effective + nuclear + charge. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | carga nuclear efectiva | Across a period, increasing effective nuclear charge pulls valence electrons closer. |
| 310 | atomic radius | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: atomic + radius. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | radio atómico | Atomic radius generally decreases from left to right across a period. |
| 311 | ionization energy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: ionization + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | energía de ionización | Helium has a high ionization energy because its electrons are held tightly. |
| 312 | electron affinity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electron + affinity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | afinidad electrónica | Chlorine's electron affinity reflects its strong tendency to gain an electron. |
| 313 | electronegativity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | electronegatividad | Oxygen has greater electronegativity than hydrogen. |
| 314 | periodic trend | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: periodic + trend. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tendencia periódica | The increase in ionization energy across a row is a periodic trend. |
| 315 | ionic bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: ionic + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace iónico | An ionic bond holds sodium and chloride ions together in salt. |
Page 9 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 9.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ processes the meaning of spoken words.
Answer: cerebral cortex
2. The ___ places electrons in the 1s orbital before the 2s orbital.
Answer: Aufbau principle
3. The ___ helps organize a multistep task.
Answer: frontal lobe
4. The ___ allows two oppositely spinning electrons in one orbital.
Answer: Pauli exclusion principle
5. The ___ processes patterns in speech.
Answer: temporal lobe
Page 10: words 316–350
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | covalent bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: covalent + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace covalente | A covalent bond joins the two hydrogen atoms in H2. |
| 317 | metallic bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: metallic + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace metálico | A metallic bond helps copper conduct electricity. |
| 318 | polar covalent bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: polar + covalent + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace covalente polar | The oxygen-hydrogen bond in water is a polar covalent bond. |
| 319 | nonpolar covalent bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: nonpolar + covalent + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace covalente no polar | Two identical chlorine atoms form a nonpolar covalent bond. |
| 320 | dipole | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: dipole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | dipolo | The bent water molecule has a net dipole. |
| 321 | molecular geometry | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: molecular + geometry. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | geometría molecular | Water has a bent molecular geometry. |
| 322 | VSEPR theory | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: VSEPR + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Teoría VSEPR | VSEPR theory predicts a tetrahedral arrangement around carbon in methane. |
| 323 | intermolecular force | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: intermolecular + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fuerza intermolecular | A stronger intermolecular force can raise a liquid's boiling point. |
| 324 | London dispersion force | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: London + dispersion + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Fuerza de dispersión de Londres | A London dispersion force acts even between nonpolar atoms. |
| 325 | dipole-dipole force | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: dipole + dipole + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fuerza dipolo-dipolo | A dipole-dipole force aligns the positive end of one molecule with the negative end of another. |
| 326 | hydrogen bond | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: hydrogen + bond. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | enlace de hidrógeno | A hydrogen bond connects neighboring water molecules. |
| 327 | vapor pressure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: vapor + pressure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | presión de vapor | Warm water has a higher vapor pressure than cold water. |
| 328 | boiling point elevation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: boiling + point + elevation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | elevación del punto de ebullición | Salt causes a small boiling point elevation in water. |
| 329 | freezing point depression | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: freezing + point + depression. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | depresión del punto de congelación | Road salt produces freezing point depression that helps melt ice. |
| 330 | colligative property | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: colligative + property. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | propiedad coligativa | Freezing point change is a colligative property. |
| 331 | heat capacity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: heat + capacity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. capacidad calorífica 2. capacidad térmica | A large lake has a high heat capacity. |
| 332 | specific heat | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: specific + heat. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | calor específico | Water's high specific heat moderates coastal temperatures. |
| 333 | enthalpy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: enthalpy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | entalpía | The negative change in enthalpy indicates that the reaction releases heat. |
| 334 | exothermic reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: exothermic + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción exotérmica | Combustion is an exothermic reaction. |
| 335 | endothermic reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: endothermic + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción endotérmica | The cold pack relies on an endothermic reaction. |
| 336 | entropy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: entropy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | entropía | Gas expansion usually increases entropy. |
| 337 | Gibbs free energy | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Gibbs + free + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | energía libre de gibbs | A negative change in Gibbs free energy indicates a thermodynamically favorable process. |
| 338 | equilibrium constant | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: equilibrium + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | constante de equilibrio | A large equilibrium constant favors products. |
| 339 | Le Chatelier's principle | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Le + Chatelier's + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | principio de Le Chatelier | Le Chatelier's principle predicts a shift toward products when a reactant is added. |
| 340 | reaction rate | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: reaction + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | velocidad de reacción | Increasing temperature raised the reaction rate. |
| 341 | rate law | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: rate + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ley de tarifas | The rate law shows that doubling one reactant quadruples the rate. |
| 342 | reaction order | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: reaction + order. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | orden de reacción | The reaction is second reaction order with respect to substance A. |
| 343 | collision theory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: collision + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teoría de la colisión | Collision theory explains why higher temperature often speeds a reaction. |
| 344 | activation complex | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: activation + complex. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | complejo de activación | The activation complex can either form products or return to reactants. |
| 345 | reversible reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: reversible + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción reversible | The double arrow marks a reversible reaction. |
| 346 | dynamic equilibrium | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: dynamic + equilibrium. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | equilibrio dinámico | At dynamic equilibrium, evaporation and condensation still occur. |
| 347 | buffer solution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: buffer + solution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | solución tampón | The buffer solution kept the enzyme mixture near pH seven. |
| 348 | titration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. valoración 2. titulación | The student used titration to find the acid concentration. |
| 349 | equivalence point | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: equivalence + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | punto de equivalencia | The indicator changed color near the equivalence point. |
| 350 | scalar quantity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: scalar + quantity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cantidad escalar | Temperature is a scalar quantity. |
Explaining Reaction Behavior
Reading practice for pages 10–12. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A rate law relates reaction speed to reactant concentration, and reaction order describes how strongly each concentration affects that speed. These kinetic ideas differ from bonding: a covalent bond shares electrons, whereas a metallic bond forms within a lattice of metal atoms. Freezing point depression is another distinct effect caused when dissolved particles lower a liquid’s freezing temperature.
Spanish translation
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Reading comprehension
1. What does a rate law relate?
It relates reaction speed to reactant concentration.
2. How does a covalent bond form?
It forms through shared electrons.
3. What causes freezing point depression?
Dissolved particles lower a liquid's freezing temperature.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ shows that doubling one reactant quadruples the rate.
Answer: rate law
2. A ___ joins the two hydrogen atoms in H2.
Answer: covalent bond
3. Road salt produces ___ that helps melt ice.
Answer: freezing point depression
4. The reaction is second ___ with respect to substance A.
Answer: reaction order
5. A ___ helps copper conduct electricity.
Answer: metallic bond
Page 11: words 351–385
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | vector quantity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: vector + quantity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cantidad vectorial | Velocity is a vector quantity because direction matters. |
| 352 | free-fall acceleration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: free + fall + acceleration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | aceleración en caída libre | Near Earth's surface, free-fall acceleration is about 9.8 meters per second squared. |
| 353 | projectile motion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: projectile + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | movimiento de proyectil | The ball's projectile motion combines horizontal travel with vertical acceleration. |
| 354 | uniform circular motion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: uniform + circular + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | movimiento circular uniforme | A satellite in uniform circular motion continually changes direction. |
| 355 | centripetal acceleration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: centripetal + acceleration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | aceleración centrípeta | Centripetal acceleration turns the velocity vector inward. |
| 356 | centripetal force | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: centripetal + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fuerza centrípeta | Friction supplies the centripetal force for a turning car. |
| 357 | rotational equilibrium | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: rotational + equilibrium. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | equilibrio rotacional | The balanced beam is in rotational equilibrium. |
| 358 | angular velocity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: angular + velocity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | velocidad angular | The wheel's angular velocity doubled. |
| 359 | angular momentum | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: angular + momentum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. momento angular 2. momento cinético | The skater's angular momentum remains constant as she pulls in her arms. |
| 360 | subduction zone | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: subduction + zone. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | zona de subducción | Earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the subduction zone. |
| 361 | paleomagnetism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | paleomagnetismo | Paleomagnetism revealed symmetrical magnetic stripes on both sides of the ridge. |
| 362 | mantle convection | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: mantle + convection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | convección del manto | Mantle convection transfers heat and contributes to plate motion. |
| 363 | fault plane | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: fault + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | plano de falla | The rupture spread across the fault plane. |
| 364 | elastic rebound | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: elastic + rebound. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | rebote elástico | Elastic rebound released stored strain energy during the earthquake. |
| 365 | radioactive dating | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: radioactive + dating. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | datación radiométrica | Radioactive dating placed the volcanic ash at two million years old. |
| 366 | half-life | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: half + life. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | semivida | Carbon-14 has a half-life of about 5,730 years. |
| 367 | index fossil | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: index + fossil. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fósil índice | The same index fossil linked two distant rock layers. |
| 368 | geologic correlation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: geologic + correlation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | correlación geológica | Geologic correlation connected the ash layer on opposite sides of the valley. |
| 369 | climate forcing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: climate + forcing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | forzamiento climático | A rise in greenhouse gases creates positive climate forcing. |
| 370 | radiative balance | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: radiative + balance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | equilibrio radiativo | A change in radiative balance can alter global temperature. |
| 371 | albedo effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: albedo + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto albedo | Melting sea ice strengthens warming through the albedo effect. |
| 372 | carbon source | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: carbon + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fuente de carbono | Burning fossil fuel is a major carbon source. |
| 373 | rate constant | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: rate + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tasa constante | The rate constant increased when the reaction mixture was heated. |
| 374 | transition state | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: transition + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estado de transición | The catalyst lowered the energy needed to reach the transition state. |
| 375 | reaction quotient | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: reaction + quotient. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cociente de reacción | The reaction quotient showed that the system would shift toward products. |
| 376 | Le Châtelier's principle | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Le + Châtelier's + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | El principio de Le Châtelier | Le Châtelier's principle predicts that removing a product can drive the reaction forward. |
| 377 | solubility product | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: solubility + product. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | producto de solubilidad | The small solubility product indicates that very little silver chloride dissolves. |
| 378 | common-ion effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: common + ion + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto de ion común | Adding chloride produced a common-ion effect that decreased silver chloride solubility. |
| 379 | buffer capacity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: buffer + capacity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | capacidad de buffer | A concentrated buffer has greater buffer capacity than a dilute buffer with the same component ratio. |
| 380 | Henderson–Hasselbalch equation | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Henderson–Hasselbalch + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Ecuación de Henderson-Hasselbalch | The Henderson–Hasselbalch equation estimated the buffer pH from the conjugate pair concentrations. |
| 381 | galvanic cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: galvanic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | celda galvánica | Electrons flowed through the wire of the galvanic cell from zinc to copper. |
| 382 | electrolytic cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electrolytic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | celda electrolitica | The electrolytic cell deposited a thin layer of copper on the metal key. |
| 383 | standard reduction potential | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: standard + reduction + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | potencial de reducción estándar | A more positive standard reduction potential indicates a stronger tendency to be reduced. |
| 384 | Faraday constant | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Faraday + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | constante de faraday | The calculation used the Faraday constant to convert electron moles into coulombs. |
| 385 | electrochemical cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electrochemical + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | celda electroquímica | The electrochemical cell separates the two half-reactions so their electrons travel through a wire. |
Page 11 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 11.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. A concentrated buffer has greater ___ than a dilute buffer with the same component ratio.
Answer: buffer capacity
2. A satellite in ___ continually changes direction.
Answer: uniform circular motion
3. The same ___ linked two distant rock layers.
Answer: index fossil
4. The ___ estimated the buffer pH from the conjugate pair concentrations.
Answer: Henderson–Hasselbalch equation
5. ___ turns the velocity vector inward.
Answer: centripetal acceleration
Page 12: words 386–420
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | salt bridge | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: salt + bridge. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | puente de sal | Nitrate ions crossed the salt bridge as the galvanic cell operated. |
| 387 | half-cell | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: half + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | media celda | The zinc half-cell lost mass as zinc atoms became ions. |
| 388 | anode | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: anode is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ánodo | Zinc served as the anode and released electrons. |
| 389 | cathode | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: cathode is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cátodo | Copper ions gained electrons at the cathode. |
| 390 | electrolysis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Base-form focus: electrolysis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | electrólisis | Electrolysis split molten sodium chloride into its elements. |
| 391 | electrode potential | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electrode + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | potencial del electrodo | The measured electrode potential changed when the ion concentration changed. |
| 392 | spontaneous reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: spontaneous + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción espontánea | The positive cell voltage indicated a spontaneous reaction. |
| 393 | nonspontaneous reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: nonspontaneous + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reacción no espontánea | Charging the battery drives a nonspontaneous reaction. |
| 394 | entropy change | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: entropy + change. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cambio de entropía | Melting ice has a positive entropy change because the liquid permits more molecular arrangements. |
| 395 | enthalpy change | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: enthalpy + change. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cambio de entalpía | The negative enthalpy change showed that combustion released heat. |
| 396 | calorimetry | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -metry relates to measuring. | calorimetría | Calorimetry determined the energy released when the fuel burned. |
| 397 | specific heat capacity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: specific + heat + capacity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | capacidad calorífica específica | Water's high specific heat capacity helps moderate coastal temperatures. |
| 398 | Hess's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Hess's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | la ley de hess | Hess's law allowed the chemist to combine known reactions and calculate an unknown heat change. |
| 399 | bond enthalpy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: bond + enthalpy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | entalpía de enlace | The strong nitrogen triple bond has a large bond enthalpy. |
| 400 | lattice energy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: lattice + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | energía reticular | Small highly charged ions generally produce a large lattice energy. |
| 401 | complex number | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: complex + number. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | número complejo | Three plus two i is a complex number. |
| 402 | imaginary unit | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: imaginary + unit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | unidad imaginaria | The imaginary unit makes it possible to express square roots of negative numbers. |
| 403 | real part | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: real + part. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | parte real | The real part of five minus three i is five. |
| 404 | imaginary part | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: imaginary + part. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | parte imaginaria | The imaginary part of five minus three i is negative three. |
| 405 | complex conjugate | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: complex + conjugate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | conjugado complejo | The complex conjugate of two plus seven i is two minus seven i. |
| 406 | polynomial function | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: polynomial + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | función polinomial | The graph of a third-degree polynomial function may have two turning points. |
| 407 | degree of polynomial | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: degree + of + polynomial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | grado de polinomio | The degree of polynomial x cubed minus x is three. |
| 408 | leading term | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: leading + term. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | término principal | The leading term of four x cubed minus x is four x cubed. |
| 409 | polynomial long division | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: polynomial + long + division. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | división larga polinomial | Polynomial long division produced a quadratic quotient and a constant remainder. |
| 410 | synthetic division | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: synthetic + division. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | división sintética | Synthetic division quickly evaluated the quotient for division by x minus two. |
| 411 | remainder theorem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: remainder + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teorema del resto | The remainder theorem shows that division by x minus three leaves a remainder of f of three. |
| 412 | factor theorem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: factor + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teorema del factor | The factor theorem confirms that x plus one is a factor because f of negative one is zero. |
| 413 | rational root theorem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: rational + root + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. teorema de la raíz racional 2. teorema de las raíces racionales 3. teorema de los ceros racionales | The rational root theorem narrowed the possible zeros to factors of the constant over factors of the leading coefficient. |
| 414 | multiplicity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | multiplicidad | A zero with even multiplicity makes the graph touch the axis and turn back. |
| 415 | end behavior | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: end + behavior. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | comportamiento final | The leading term determines the polynomial's end behavior. |
| 416 | zero of function | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: zero + of + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cero de función | The graph crosses the x-axis at each real zero of function f. |
| 417 | asymptote | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: asymptote is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | asíntota | The hyperbola gets closer to its asymptote without meeting it. |
| 418 | horizontal asymptote | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: horizontal + asymptote. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | asíntota horizontal | The function has y equals two as a horizontal asymptote. |
| 419 | vertical asymptote | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: vertical + asymptote. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | asíntota vertical | The denominator becomes zero at the vertical asymptote x equals three. |
| 420 | oblique asymptote | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: oblique + asymptote. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | asíntota oblicua | Polynomial division revealed the oblique asymptote y equals x plus one. |
Page 12 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 12.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The hyperbola gets closer to its ___ without meeting it.
Answer: asymptote
2. The positive cell voltage indicated a ___.
Answer: spontaneous reaction
3. The ___ of two plus seven i is two minus seven i.
Answer: complex conjugate
4. The function has y equals two as a ___.
Answer: horizontal asymptote
5. Charging the battery drives a ___.
Answer: nonspontaneous reaction
Page 13: words 421–455
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | exponential equation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: exponential + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ecuación exponencial | Taking logarithms helped solve the exponential equation. |
| 422 | logarithm | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: logarithm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | logaritmo | The base-ten logarithm of one thousand is three. |
| 423 | logarithmic function | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: logarithmic + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | función logarítmica | The logarithmic function increases slowly as its input grows. |
| 424 | common logarithm | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: common + logarithm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | logaritmo común | The common logarithm of one hundred is two. |
| 425 | natural logarithm | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: natural + logarithm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | logaritmo natural | The natural logarithm appears in continuous growth models. |
| 426 | logarithmic property | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: logarithmic + property. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | propiedad logarítmica | A logarithmic property changes the logarithm of a product into a sum. |
| 427 | change-of-base formula | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: change + of + base + formula. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | fórmula de cambio de base | The change-of-base formula lets the calculator evaluate a base-seven logarithm. |
| 428 | exponential model | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: exponential + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | modelo exponencial | The exponential model predicts bacterial growth under stable conditions. |
| 429 | angle measure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: angle + measure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medida de ángulo | The angle measure can be expressed in degrees or radians. |
| 430 | degree measure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: degree + measure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medida de grado | A right angle has a degree measure of ninety. |
| 431 | radian measure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: radian + measure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medida en radianes | A half rotation has a radian measure of pi. |
| 432 | unit circle | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: unit + circle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | circunferencia unitaria | Coordinates on the unit circle give cosine and sine values. |
| 433 | reference angle | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: reference + angle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ángulo de referencia | The reference angle helps determine the trigonometric values in any quadrant. |
| 434 | terminal side | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: terminal + side. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lado terminal | The terminal side of 120 degrees lies in the second quadrant. |
| 435 | coterminal angle | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: coterminal + angle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ángulo coterminal | Thirty degrees and 390 degrees are a coterminal angle pair. |
| 436 | sine | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: sine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | seno | The sine of thirty degrees is one half. |
| 437 | cosine | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: cosine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | coseno | The cosine of sixty degrees is one half. |
| 438 | tangent | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: tangent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | tangente | The tangent of forty-five degrees equals one. |
| 439 | cosecant | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: cosecant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cosecante | The cosecant is undefined when sine equals zero. |
| 440 | secant | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: secant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | secante | The secant of sixty degrees equals two. |
| 441 | cotangent | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: cotangent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cotangente | The cotangent of forty-five degrees equals one. |
| 442 | trigonometric identity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: trigonometric + identity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | identidad trigonométrica | The equation sine squared x plus cosine squared x equals one is a trigonometric identity. |
| 443 | Pythagorean identity | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Pythagorean + identity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Identidad pitagórica | The basic Pythagorean identity relates sine squared and cosine squared. |
| 444 | law of sines | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: law + of + sines. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ley de los senos | The law of sines found the missing side from two angles and one side. |
| 445 | law of cosines | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: law + of + cosines. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ley de los cosenos | The law of cosines found the third side when two sides and the included angle were known. |
| 446 | periodic function | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: periodic + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | función periódica | Sine is a periodic function with period two pi. |
| 447 | phase shift | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: phase + shift. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cambio de fase | The cosine graph has a phase shift of pi over two to the right. |
| 448 | random variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: random + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable aleatoria | The number of rainy days this week is a random variable. |
| 449 | discrete random variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: discrete + random + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable aleatoria discreta | The number rolled on a die is a discrete random variable. |
| 450 | continuous random variable | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: continuous + random + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | variable aleatoria continua | Exact rainfall depth is a continuous random variable. |
| 451 | probability distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: probability + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | distribución de probabilidad | The probability distribution shows that seven is the most likely sum of two dice. |
| 452 | expected value | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: expected + value. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. esperanza matemática 2. esperanza 3. valor esperado | The game's expected value is negative for the player. |
| 453 | binomial distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: binomial + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | distribución binomial | The binomial distribution models heads in twenty fair coin tosses. |
| 454 | geometric distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: geometric + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | distribución geométrica | The geometric distribution models how many rolls occur before the first six. |
| 455 | sampling distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: sampling + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | distribución muestral | The sampling distribution of the mean becomes narrower as sample size increases. |
Angles, Samples, and Limits
Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A trigonometric identity is true for every angle in its domain; the Pythagorean identity is a familiar example. An angle may be expressed with degree measure or radian measure without changing its physical size. In statistics, a sampling distribution is different: it describes how a statistic varies across many possible samples.
Spanish translation
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Reading comprehension
1. What is a Pythagorean identity?
It is a kind of trigonometric identity.
2. Do degree and radian measure change an angle's size?
No, they are different units for the same angle.
3. What does a sampling distribution describe?
It describes variation in a statistic across samples.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The equation sine squared x plus cosine squared x equals one is a ___.
Answer: trigonometric identity
2. The ___ of the mean becomes narrower as sample size increases.
Answer: sampling distribution
3. A right angle has a ___ of ninety.
Answer: degree measure
4. The basic ___ relates sine squared and cosine squared.
Answer: Pythagorean identity
5. A half rotation has a ___ of pi.
Answer: radian measure
Page 14: words 456–490
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 | central limit theorem | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: central + limit + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teorema del límite central | The central limit theorem supports normal approximations for large random samples. |
| 457 | standard error | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: standard + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | error estándar | A larger sample usually reduces the standard error of the mean. |
| 458 | hypothesis test | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: hypothesis + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | prueba de hipótesis | The hypothesis test compared the observed difference with variation expected by chance. |
| 459 | p-value | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: p + value. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | valor p | A small p-value indicates that the data would be unusual under the null hypothesis. |
| 460 | significance level | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: significance + level. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | nivel de significancia | The researchers set the significance level at 0.05 before analysis. |
| 461 | test statistic | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: test + statistic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estadística de prueba | The test statistic compares the observed difference with its expected sampling variation. |
| 462 | one-tailed test | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: one + tailed + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | prueba de una cola | The one-tailed test examined whether the new process reduced defects. |
| 463 | two-tailed test | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: two + tailed + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | prueba de dos colas | The two-tailed test examined whether the treatment changed blood pressure upward or downward. |
| 464 | regression line | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: regression + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | línea de regresión | The regression line predicts fuel use from vehicle mass. |
| 465 | coefficient of determination | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: coefficient + of + determination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | coeficiente de determinación | A coefficient of determination of 0.81 means the model explains 81 percent of the observed variation. |
| 466 | extrapolation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | extrapolación | Estimating rainfall fifty years ahead is risky extrapolation. |
| 467 | influential point | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: influential + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | punto influyente | Removing the distant influential point changed the slope noticeably. |
| 468 | abstraction layer | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: abstraction + layer. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | capa de abstracción | The file system is an abstraction layer above physical storage sectors. |
| 469 | computational thinking | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: computational + thinking. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pensamiento computacional | Computational thinking helped the team turn the scheduling problem into clear steps. |
| 470 | decomposition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | descomposición | Decomposition separated the app into login, search, and reporting tasks. |
| 471 | pattern recognition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: pattern + recognition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reconocimiento de patrones | Pattern recognition showed that every failed request lacked the same field. |
| 472 | algorithmic complexity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + complexity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | complejidad algorítmica | Algorithmic complexity explains why one sorting method slows sharply on huge lists. |
| 473 | time complexity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: time + complexity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | complejidad del tiempo | Binary search has logarithmic time complexity on a sorted list. |
| 474 | space complexity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: space + complexity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | complejidad espacial | The recursive solution had greater space complexity because it stored many calls. |
| 475 | Big O notation | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Big + O + notation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Notación O grande | Big O notation classifies linear search as O of n. |
| 476 | linear search | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: linear + search. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | búsqueda lineal | Linear search found the name near the end of the unsorted list. |
| 477 | binary search | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: binary + search. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | búsqueda binaria | Binary search located the value in only a few comparisons. |
| 478 | sorting algorithm | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: sorting + algorithm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | algoritmo de clasificación | The sorting algorithm ordered the records by date. |
| 479 | recursion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | recurrencia | Recursion computes the directory size by visiting each nested folder. |
| 480 | base case | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: base + case. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | caso base | The base case returns one when the countdown reaches zero. |
| 481 | call stack | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: call + stack. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pila de llamadas | Deep recursion filled the call stack. |
| 482 | data structure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: data + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estructura de datos | A data structure should match the operations a program performs most often. |
| 483 | array | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: array is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | despliegue | The array stores twelve monthly temperatures. |
| 484 | linked list | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: linked + list. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lista | A linked list allows insertion without shifting every later element. |
| 485 | queue | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: queue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. cola 2. pila | Print jobs enter a queue and leave in arrival order. |
| 486 | tree structure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: tree + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estructura de árbol | The folder system forms a tree structure. |
| 487 | graph structure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: graph + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estructura grafica | A subway map can be represented as a graph structure. |
| 488 | hash table | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: hash + table. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | tabla hash | The hash table retrieves a username quickly. |
| 489 | database schema | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: database + schema. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | esquema de base de datos | The database schema links students with courses through an enrollment table. |
| 490 | primary key | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: primary + key. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | clave primaria | The student ID is the primary key of the student table. |
Page 14 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 14.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ returns one when the countdown reaches zero.
Answer: base case
2. The file system is an ___ above physical storage sectors.
Answer: abstraction layer
3. Deep recursion filled the ___.
Answer: call stack
4. The ___ supports normal approximations for large random samples.
Answer: central limit theorem
5. ___ helped the team turn the scheduling problem into clear steps.
Answer: computational thinking
Page 15: words 491–525
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | foreign key | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: foreign + key. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | clave ajena | The order record uses customer ID as a foreign key. |
| 492 | database normalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: database + normalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | normalización de base de datos | Database normalization moved repeated addresses into a separate table. |
| 493 | SQL | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Capitalization focus: SQL is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | SQL | The analyst used SQL to select orders from the previous month. |
| 494 | application programming interface | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: application + programming + interface. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | interfaz de programación de aplicaciones | The weather application programming interface returns forecast data in JSON. |
| 495 | object-oriented programming | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: object + oriented + programming. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | programación orientada a objetos | Object-oriented programming groups each account's fields with methods that act on them. |
| 496 | object | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: object is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | objeto | The red bicycle is one object created from the Vehicle class. |
| 497 | memoization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | memorización | Memoization reduced the recursive program's running time by reusing earlier answers. |
| 498 | dynamic programming | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: dynamic + programming. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | programación dinámica | Dynamic programming found the cheapest route without recalculating every partial route. |
| 499 | referential integrity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: referential + integrity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | integridad referencial | Referential integrity prevented an order from naming a customer who did not exist. |
| 500 | parameterized query | noun StudyField: Grade 10 mathematics, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: parameterized + query. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | consulta parametrizada | A parameterized query protected the login form from SQL injection. |
| 501 | humanism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | humanismo | Renaissance humanism encouraged the close study of history, rhetoric, and moral philosophy. |
| 502 | secularism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. secularismo 2. laicidad | Secularism influenced debates about whether civil law should depend on one faith. |
| 503 | patronage | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: patronage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | patrocinio | Medici patronage funded major works of Renaissance art. |
| 504 | indulgence | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | indulgencia | Criticism of the sale of an indulgence helped ignite reform debates. |
| 505 | Council of Trent | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Council + of + Trent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Concilio de Trento | The Council of Trent condemned abuses while reaffirming major teachings. |
| 506 | religious pluralism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: religious + pluralism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pluralismo religioso | Religious pluralism required states to negotiate differences among confessional communities. |
| 507 | empiricism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | empirismo | Empiricism encouraged investigators to test claims against measured results. |
| 508 | rationalism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | racionalismo | Rationalism led some philosophers to begin with principles they considered self-evident. |
| 509 | absolute monarchy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: absolute + monarchy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | monarquía absoluta | Louis XIV became a symbol of absolute monarchy. |
| 510 | parliamentary government | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: parliamentary + government. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | gobierno parlamentario | The prime minister leads the parliamentary government while retaining legislative support. |
| 511 | English Bill of Rights | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: English + Bill + of + Rights. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Declaración de derechos inglesa | The English Bill of Rights prohibited the monarch from suspending laws alone. |
| 512 | plantation economy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: plantation + economy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | economía de plantación | The sugar plantation economy depended heavily on enslaved workers. |
| 513 | enclosure movement | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: enclosure + movement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | movimiento del recinto | The enclosure movement displaced some rural families while increasing commercial farming. |
| 514 | cottage industry | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: cottage + industry. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | industria casera | Before large factories, the cottage industry employed families who spun and wove cloth. |
| 515 | division of labor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: division + of + labor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | división del trabajo | Division of labor increased output but made many factory jobs repetitive. |
| 516 | labor union | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: labor + union. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sindicato | The labor union organized a strike for safer equipment. |
| 517 | protectorate | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: protectorate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | protectorado | The treaty turned the kingdom into a protectorate with limited sovereignty. |
| 518 | sphere of influence | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: sphere + of + influence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | esfera de influencia | Foreign states divided port regions into a sphere of influence. |
| 519 | settler colonialism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: settler + colonialism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | colonialismo de colonos | Settler colonialism transformed land ownership and governance. |
| 520 | extractive economy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: extractive + economy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | economía extractiva | The extractive economy exported minerals while investing little in local manufacturing. |
| 521 | Berlin Conference | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Berlin + Conference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Conferencia de Berlín | No African representatives participated in the Berlin Conference. |
| 522 | Social Darwinism | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Social + Darwinism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | darwinismo social | Social Darwinism provided false scientific language for imperial domination. |
| 523 | French Revolution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: French + Revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Revolución francesa | The French Revolution abolished feudal privileges and declared civic equality. |
| 524 | Estates-General | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Estates + General. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Estados Generales | The king summoned the Estates-General to address the financial crisis. |
| 525 | National Assembly | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: National + Assembly. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Asamblea Nacional | The National Assembly pledged to write a constitution. |
Page 15 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 15.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The analyst used ___ to select orders from the previous month.
Answer: SQL
2. The weather ___ returns forecast data in JSON.
Answer: application programming interface
3. ___ groups each account's fields with methods that act on them.
Answer: object-oriented programming
4. The red bicycle is one ___ created from the Vehicle class.
Answer: object
5. ___ reduced the recursive program's running time by reusing earlier answers.
Answer: memoization
Page 16: words 526–560
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | Reign of Terror | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Reign + of + Terror. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Terror | Thousands were executed during the Reign of Terror. |
| 527 | Napoleonic Code | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Napoleonic + Code. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Código napoleónico | The Napoleonic Code protected property rights while limiting women's legal independence. |
| 528 | Congress of Vienna | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Congress + of + Vienna. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Congreso de Viena | The Congress of Vienna restored several monarchies and balanced major powers. |
| 529 | conservatism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. conservadurismo 2. conservatismo 3. conservadorismo | Postwar conservatism supported restored monarchies. |
| 530 | liberalism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | liberalismo | Nineteenth-century liberalism often supported constitutions and representative institutions. |
| 531 | World War I | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: World + War + I. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Primera Guerra Mundial | World War I mobilized armies and civilian economies on an unprecedented scale. |
| 532 | war reparations | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: war + reparations. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | reparaciones de guerra | German war reparations became a source of political conflict. |
| 533 | mandate system | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: mandate + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema de mandato | The mandate system continued imperial control under international supervision. |
| 534 | Russian Revolution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Russian + Revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | revolución rusa | The Russian Revolution withdrew Russia from World War I. |
| 535 | Bolshevik | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: Bolshevik is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | bolchevique | A Bolshevik government seized key institutions in Petrograd. |
| 536 | collectivization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | colectivización | Soviet collectivization caused resistance, disruption, and famine. |
| 537 | appeasement | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 1. apaciguamiento 2. aplacamiento | The Munich Agreement became a major example of appeasement. |
| 538 | World War II | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: World + War + II. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Segunda Guerra Mundial | World War II caused enormous military and civilian deaths. |
| 539 | Nuremberg trials | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Nuremberg + trials. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | juicios de nuremberg | The Nuremberg trials established an important record of Nazi crimes. |
| 540 | containment | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | contención | The United States used alliances and aid as instruments of containment. |
| 541 | nonalignment | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | no alineamiento | India promoted nonalignment during the Cold War. |
| 542 | deflation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | deflación | Deflation can increase the real burden of debt. |
| 543 | unemployment rate | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: unemployment + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. tasa de desempleo 2. tasa de paro | The unemployment rate fell as firms hired more workers. |
| 544 | comparative advantage | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: comparative + advantage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ventaja comparativa | Comparative advantage can make specialization beneficial even when one country is more productive in everything. |
| 545 | trade barrier | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: trade + barrier. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | barrera comercial | A tariff is a trade barrier that raises the cost of imported goods. |
| 546 | Peace of Westphalia | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Peace + of + Westphalia. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Paz de Westfalia | The Peace of Westphalia allowed each participating ruler greater authority over affairs within the ruler's territory. |
| 547 | Glorious Revolution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Glorious + Revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. la Gloriosa 2. la Septembrina | The Glorious Revolution helped establish that the English monarch governed under law and with Parliament. |
| 548 | habeas corpus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: habeas + corpus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. habeas corpus 2. hábeas corpus | A petition for habeas corpus challenges imprisonment without lawful cause. |
| 549 | ancien régime | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: ancien + régime. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Antiguo Régimen | Under the ancien régime, legal privileges differed among the three estates. |
| 550 | cahier de doléances | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: cahier + de + doléances. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. cuaderno de quejas 2. cahier de doléances | One cahier de doléances demanded fairer taxation and regular meetings of representatives. |
| 551 | Tennis Court Oath | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Tennis + Court + Oath. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Juramento de la cancha de tenis | The Tennis Court Oath turned a meeting dispute into a public commitment to constitutional change. |
| 552 | sans-culottes | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: sans + culottes. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. sans-culottes 2. sansculottes | The sans-culottes pressed the revolutionary government to control food prices. |
| 553 | Jacobin | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: Jacobin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | jacobino | The Jacobin supported a republic and stronger measures against perceived enemies of the revolution. |
| 554 | Directory | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | directorio | The Directory struggled with corruption, financial instability, and military dependence. |
| 555 | Continental System | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Continental + System. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Sistema continental | Smuggling undermined the Continental System along much of Europe's coastline. |
| 556 | Concert of Europe | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Concert + of + Europe. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Concierto de Europa | The Concert of Europe used periodic congresses to address international crises. |
| 557 | Metternich system | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Metternich + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sistema metternich | The Metternich system sought to contain nationalism and revolutionary liberalism. |
| 558 | revolutions of 1848 | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: revolutions + of + 1848. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | revoluciones de 1848 | The revolutions of 1848 briefly forced several rulers to promise constitutions. |
| 559 | Risorgimento | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | Resurgimiento | The Risorgimento joined diplomacy, popular activism, and warfare in the creation of Italy. |
| 560 | Realpolitik | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: Realpolitik is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | realpolitik | Bismarck used Realpolitik to pursue German unification through calculated alliances and wars. |
Revolution and Restoration
Reading practice for pages 16–18. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
The Reign of Terror exposed the French Revolution’s violent struggle over authority and citizenship. Napoleon later consolidated legal reforms in the Napoleonic Code while also centralizing power. After his defeat, the Congress of Vienna restored dynasties and borders. Nineteenth-century debates then placed conservatism, which valued order and tradition, against liberalism, which emphasized rights and constitutional reform.
Spanish translation
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Reading comprehension
1. What did the Napoleonic Code consolidate?
It consolidated legal reforms.
2. What did the Congress of Vienna restore?
It restored dynasties and borders.
3. How did liberalism differ from conservatism?
Liberalism emphasized rights and reform, while conservatism emphasized order and tradition.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | Zollverein | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | 1. Zollverein 2. unión aduanera alemana | The Zollverein encouraged economic ties while excluding Austria. |
| 562 | Kulturkampf | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | 1. Kulturkampf 2. lucha cultural de Bismarck | Resistance from Catholic voters eventually weakened the Kulturkampf. |
| 563 | scramble for Africa | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: scramble + for + Africa. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | lucha por África | The scramble for Africa imposed borders with little regard for existing African societies. |
| 564 | indirect rule | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: indirect + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | regla indirecta | British administrators used indirect rule by assigning duties to recognized chiefs. |
| 565 | direct rule | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: direct + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | gobierno directo | Direct rule replaced many local institutions with a European administrative hierarchy. |
| 566 | assimilation policy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: assimilation + policy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | política de asimilación | The assimilation policy offered limited citizenship to colonial subjects who adopted prescribed French institutions. |
| 567 | extraterritoriality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | extraterritorialidad | Unequal treaties granted some foreign merchants extraterritoriality in Chinese ports. |
| 568 | Open Door Policy | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Open + Door + Policy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Política de puertas abiertas | The Open Door Policy opposed exclusive trading zones controlled by a single foreign power. |
| 569 | Boxer Rebellion | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Boxer + Rebellion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Rebelión de los boxeadores | After the Boxer Rebellion, the Qing government was required to pay a large indemnity. |
| 570 | Meiji Restoration | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Meiji + Restoration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Restauración Meiji | The Meiji Restoration led to national institutions, industrial reforms, and a conscript army. |
| 571 | Russo-Japanese War | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Russo + Japanese + War. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Guerra Ruso-Japonesa | The Russo-Japanese War altered international perceptions of power in Asia. |
| 572 | Sepoy Rebellion | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Sepoy + Rebellion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Rebelión de los cipayos | After the Sepoy Rebellion, the British Crown took direct control of India. |
| 573 | Indian National Congress | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Indian + National + Congress. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Congreso Nacional Indio | The Indian National Congress gradually expanded its demands from greater participation to self-government. |
| 574 | Tanzimat reforms | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Tanzimat + reforms. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Reformas de Tanzimat | The Tanzimat reforms proclaimed greater legal equality while strengthening central government. |
| 575 | Young Turks | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Young + Turks. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Jóvenes turcos | The Young Turks forced Sultan Abdulhamid II to restore parliamentary government. |
| 576 | Balkan nationalism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Balkan + nationalism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Nacionalismo balcánico | Balkan nationalism weakened Ottoman authority and intensified rivalry among neighboring states. |
| 577 | Schlieffen Plan | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Schlieffen + Plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Plan Schlieffen | Unexpected resistance and logistical problems disrupted the Schlieffen Plan in 1914. |
| 578 | unrestricted submarine warfare | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: unrestricted + submarine + warfare. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | guerra submarina sin restricciones | Germany's return to unrestricted submarine warfare helped bring the United States into World War I. |
| 579 | Fourteen Points | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Fourteen + Points. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Catorce puntos | The Fourteen Points called for open diplomacy and an association of nations. |
| 580 | war guilt clause | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: war + guilt + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | cláusula de culpabilidad de guerra | Many Germans viewed the war guilt clause as a humiliating accusation. |
| 581 | Weimar Republic | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Weimar + Republic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | República de Weimar | The Weimar Republic faced political violence, economic crises, and fragile coalition governments. |
| 582 | Dawes Plan | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Dawes + Plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Plan Dawes | The Dawes Plan temporarily eased financial pressure on Germany. |
| 583 | hyperinflation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | hiperinflación | During hyperinflation, German workers rushed to spend wages before prices rose again. |
| 584 | Nuremberg Laws | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Nuremberg + Laws. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Leyes de Nuremberg | The Nuremberg Laws transformed racist ideology into state-enforced legal discrimination. |
| 585 | Final Solution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Final + Solution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | solución final | The Final Solution was implemented through deportations, mass shootings, ghettos, forced labor, and killing centers. |
| 586 | Kristallnacht | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | 1. Kristallnacht 2. noche de los cristales rotos | Kristallnacht marked a severe escalation from legal persecution to open mass violence. |
| 587 | Lebensraum | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: Lebensraum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | espacio habitacional | The pursuit of Lebensraum helped drive Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. |
| 588 | blitzkrieg | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: blitzkrieg is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. guerra célere 2. guerra relámpago | Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to overwhelm Poland's defenses in 1939. |
| 589 | Operation Barbarossa | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Operation + Barbarossa. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Operación Barbarroja | Operation Barbarossa opened an enormous eastern front but failed to secure a rapid victory. |
| 590 | island hopping | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: island + hopping. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | saltando de isla en isla | Island hopping brought airfields and naval bases progressively closer to Japan. |
| 591 | D-Day | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: D + Day. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Día D | D-Day required coordination among airborne troops, naval forces, aircraft, and landing units. |
| 592 | Manhattan Project | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Manhattan + Project. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Proyecto Manhattan | The Manhattan Project combined secret laboratories, industrial facilities, and international scientific expertise. |
| 593 | Yalta Conference | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Yalta + Conference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Conferencia de Yalta | At the Yalta Conference, the leaders debated occupation zones and Poland's future government. |
| 594 | Potsdam Conference | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Potsdam + Conference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Conferencia de Potsdam | The Potsdam Conference exposed growing disagreements between the Soviet Union and Western Allies. |
| 595 | Iron Curtain | noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Iron + Curtain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. Cortina de Hierro 2. Telón de Acero | Churchill's Iron Curtain speech described an emerging division across Europe. |
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 596 | Truman Doctrine | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Truman + Doctrine. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Doctrina Truman | The Truman Doctrine framed aid to Greece and Turkey as part of a broader containment policy. |
| 597 | Marshall Plan | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Marshall + Plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Plan Marshall | The Marshall Plan supplied grants and materials for rebuilding infrastructure and industry. |
| 598 | Berlin Airlift | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Berlin + Airlift. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Puente aéreo de Berlín | The Berlin Airlift delivered food and fuel for nearly a year. |
| 599 | NATO | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Capitalization focus: NATO is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | OTAN | Under NATO, members agreed that an attack on one could be treated as an attack on all. |
| 600 | Warsaw Pact | proper noun StudyField: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term Word study: Term structure: Warsaw + Pact. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Pacto de Varsovia | The Warsaw Pact formalized military cooperation within the Soviet bloc. |
| 601 | classical conditioning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: classical + conditioning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | condicionamiento clásico | Classical conditioning explains why the dog began to salivate when it heard the food cart. |
| 602 | unconditioned stimulus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: unconditioned + stimulus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estímulo incondicionado | Food was the unconditioned stimulus that automatically caused the dog to salivate. |
| 603 | conditioned stimulus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: conditioned + stimulus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | estímulo condicionado | After several trials, the bell became a conditioned stimulus. |
| 604 | unconditioned response | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: unconditioned + response. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | respuesta incondicionada | Salivating at food is an unconditioned response. |
| 605 | conditioned response | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: conditioned + response. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | respuesta condicionada | Salivating at the bell became the dog's conditioned response. |
| 606 | spontaneous recovery | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: spontaneous + recovery. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | recuperación espontánea | Spontaneous recovery occurred when the dog reacted to the bell again the next morning. |
| 607 | stimulus generalization | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: stimulus + generalization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | generalización del estímulo | Stimulus generalization caused the child to fear several dogs after one frightening encounter. |
| 608 | stimulus discrimination | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: stimulus + discrimination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | discriminación de estímulos | Stimulus discrimination allowed the dog to react to the food bell but ignore the doorbell. |
| 609 | operant conditioning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: operant + conditioning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | condicionamiento operante | Operant conditioning increased careful practice because completed sessions earned extra game time. |
| 610 | positive reinforcement | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: positive + reinforcement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. reforzamiento positivo 2. refuerzo positivo | Praise served as positive reinforcement for submitting work on time. |
| 611 | negative reinforcement | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: negative + reinforcement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | refuerzo negativo | Fastening the seat belt stops the warning sound, so the silence acts as negative reinforcement. |
| 612 | punishment | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 1. castigo 2. escarmiento | Losing computer privileges was a punishment for repeatedly ignoring the rule. |
| 613 | shaping | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: shaping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | moldeamiento | The trainer used shaping by rewarding the parrot first for approaching and later for touching the target. |
| 614 | observational learning | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: observational + learning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | aprendizaje observacional | Observational learning helped the child tie a knot after watching an older sibling. |
| 615 | working memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: working + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria de trabajo | Working memory keeps the first numbers available while a student completes a calculation. |
| 616 | long-term memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: long + term + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria a largo plazo | Repeated retrieval helped the formulas enter long-term memory. |
| 617 | encoding | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: encoding is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | codificación | Connecting a date with a vivid image improved encoding. |
| 618 | retrieval | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: retrieval is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. diñamiento 2. entregamiento | A familiar song triggered retrieval of a childhood memory. |
| 619 | schema | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: schema is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | esquema | A restaurant schema helps diners predict that they will order before paying. |
| 620 | accommodation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. acomodación 2. acomodamiento | Learning that whales are mammals required accommodation of the child's animal categories. |
| 621 | cognitive dissonance | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: cognitive + dissonance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | disonancia cognitiva | Cognitive dissonance troubled Lena when her purchases conflicted with her concern about waste. |
| 622 | metacognition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | metacognición | Metacognition helped Arun notice that rereading alone was not helping him remember. |
| 623 | availability heuristic | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: availability + heuristic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | heurística de disponibilidad | After watching several reports about plane crashes, the availability heuristic made flying seem unusually dangerous. |
| 624 | representativeness heuristic | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: representativeness + heuristic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | heurística de representatividad | The representativeness heuristic led voters to assume the quiet book lover must be a librarian. |
| 625 | anchoring bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: anchoring + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo de anclaje | An inflated starting price created anchoring bias during the negotiation. |
| 626 | framing effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: framing + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto de encuadre | The framing effect made ninety-percent survival sound more reassuring than ten-percent mortality. |
| 627 | hindsight bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: hindsight + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo en retrospectiva | Hindsight bias made the upset victory seem obvious once the match was over. |
| 628 | fundamental attribution error | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: fundamental + attribution + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | error de atribución fundamental | The fundamental attribution error led Theo to call the late driver careless without considering the road closure. |
| 629 | self-serving bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: self + serving + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo egoísta | Self-serving bias appeared when the player praised skill after winning but blamed the weather after losing. |
| 630 | growth mindset | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: growth + mindset. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | mentalidad de crecimiento | A growth mindset encouraged Mina to treat corrections as information for improvement. |
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631 | intrinsic motivation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: intrinsic + motivation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | motivación intrínseca | Curiosity provided intrinsic motivation for Omar to keep studying the night sky. |
| 632 | extrinsic motivation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: extrinsic + motivation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | motivación extrínseca | The scholarship offered extrinsic motivation to maintain strong grades. |
| 633 | self-efficacy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: self + efficacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | autoeficacia | Completing smaller climbs increased Jia's self-efficacy before the difficult route. |
| 634 | locus of control | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: locus + of + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | locus de control | An internal locus of control led Niko to focus on study choices he could change. |
| 635 | resilience | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | resiliencia | Community support strengthened residents' resilience after the flood. |
| 636 | epistemology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | 1. gnoseología 2. epistemología | Epistemology asks what separates justified knowledge from a lucky guess. |
| 637 | metaphysics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: metaphysics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | metafísica | Metaphysics includes questions about whether time exists independently of observers. |
| 638 | ontology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: ontology is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ontología | The debate in ontology asks whether numbers exist as objects or only as concepts. |
| 639 | ethics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: ethics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ética | Ethics examines whether a beneficial outcome can justify a dishonest action. |
| 640 | aesthetics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: aesthetics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | estética | Aesthetics asks why the same painting can move one viewer but leave another indifferent. |
| 641 | determinism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | determinismo | Strict determinism raises questions about whether anyone could have acted differently. |
| 642 | free will | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: free + will. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. libre albedrío 2. albedrío | The philosopher defended free will by distinguishing reasons from external coercion. |
| 643 | dualism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | dualismo | Substance dualism treats mental experience as more than a physical brain process. |
| 644 | materialism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | materialismo | Materialism explains memory through changes in the nervous system. |
| 645 | idealism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | idealismo | Idealism challenges the claim that objects are known exactly as they exist independently of perception. |
| 646 | relativism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | relativismo | Moral relativism questions whether one ethical standard applies identically across every society. |
| 647 | utilitarianism | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | utilitarismo | Utilitarianism might support the policy if it produces the greatest net benefit for everyone affected. |
| 648 | deontology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | deontología | Deontology can forbid deception even when a lie might produce a useful result. |
| 649 | virtue ethics | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: virtue + ethics. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ética de la virtud | Virtue ethics asks what a courageous and honest person would choose. |
| 650 | categorical imperative | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: categorical + imperative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | imperativo categórico | The categorical imperative challenges a person to reject an exception that could not be granted to everyone. |
| 651 | moral dilemma | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + dilemma. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | dilema moral | The rescue captain faced a moral dilemma when helping one vessel could delay aid to another. |
| 652 | thought experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: thought + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. experimento mental 2. experimento pensado | The philosopher used a thought experiment about an invisible observer to examine privacy. |
| 653 | phenomenology | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | fenomenología | Phenomenology examines how time feels while a person waits anxiously. |
| 654 | linear perspective | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: linear + perspective. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | perspectiva linear | The tiled floor uses linear perspective to lead the viewer's eye into the room. |
| 655 | atmospheric perspective | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: atmospheric + perspective. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | perspectiva atmosférica | The painter used atmospheric perspective so the far mountains faded into blue haze. |
| 656 | vanishing point | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: vanishing + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | punto de fuga | The road narrows toward a vanishing point on the horizon. |
| 657 | chiaroscuro | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: chiaroscuro is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | claroscuro | Chiaroscuro makes the face emerge from the dark background. |
| 658 | sfumato | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: sfumato is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | esfumado | Sfumato softens the transition around the portrait's mouth and eyes. |
| 659 | impasto | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: impasto is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pasta | The artist used impasto to give the waves a rough physical texture. |
| 660 | fresco | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: fresco is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. fresco 2. pintura al fresco 3. pintura | The restored fresco covered the chapel ceiling. |
| 661 | tempera | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: tempera is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. témpera 2. temple | The medieval panel's tempera produced crisp lines and luminous color. |
| 662 | oil painting | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: oil + painting. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | pintura al óleo | The portrait's transparent glazes are characteristic of oil painting. |
| 663 | watercolor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: watercolor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | acuarela | The artist left areas of paper bare so the watercolor would retain bright highlights. |
| 664 | printmaking | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: printmaking is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | grabado | Printmaking allowed the artist to produce a numbered edition from one carved block. |
| 665 | engraving | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: engraving is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. grabado 2. grabadura 3. entretallamiento | Fine crosshatched lines in the engraving create gradual shadow. |
Motivation After a Setback
Reading practice for pages 19–21. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A student who practices piano for enjoyment acts from intrinsic motivation; a prize can add extrinsic motivation. After a difficult recital, resilience helps the student continue. Growing self-efficacy supports the belief that practice can improve performance, while an internal locus of control directs attention toward choices the student can actually make.
Spanish translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What motivates practice for enjoyment?
Intrinsic motivation drives practice for enjoyment.
2. What does self-efficacy support?
It supports belief in one's capacity to improve.
3. How does an internal locus of control help?
It focuses attention on choices the student can make.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | etching | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: etching is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | aguafuerte | The artist scratched through the wax ground before placing the plate in acid for etching. |
| 667 | lithography | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | litografía | Lithography allowed the artist to draw freely with a greasy crayon on stone. |
| 668 | sculpture in the round | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: sculpture + in + the + round. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | escultura en la ronda | Visitors can walk completely around the sculpture in the round. |
| 669 | relief sculpture | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: relief + sculpture. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | escultura en relieve | The relief sculpture shows figures rising slightly from the bronze door. |
| 670 | negative space | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: negative + space. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | espacio negativo | The white negative space between the branches forms the outline of a bird. |
| 671 | color theory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: color + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | teoría del color | Color theory explains why complementary hues intensify each other when placed side by side. |
| 672 | media framing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: media + framing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | marco de medios | Media framing changed when reports described the demonstration as either a disruption or a civil-rights action. |
| 673 | agenda setting | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: agenda + setting. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | establecimiento de agenda | Sustained coverage of water quality created agenda setting before the election. |
| 674 | gatekeeping | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: gatekeeping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | control de acceso | Editorial gatekeeping determined which local stories appeared on the front page. |
| 675 | deepfake | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: deepfake is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ultrafalso | Investigators identified the campaign video as a deepfake by examining inconsistent lighting and audio. |
| 676 | algorithmic recommendation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + recommendation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | recomendación algorítmica | An algorithmic recommendation placed another similar video at the top of the feed. |
| 677 | echo chamber | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: echo + chamber. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. burbuja de opinión 2. cámara de eco | The private forum became an echo chamber because members removed every dissenting source. |
| 678 | filter bubble | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: filter + bubble. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | filtro burbuja | The search history contributed to a filter bubble that hid unfamiliar viewpoints. |
| 679 | media ownership | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: media + ownership. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | propiedad de los medios | Researchers examined whether concentrated media ownership reduced the range of local reporting. |
| 680 | public service media | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: public + service + media. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medios de comunicación de servicio público | Public service media broadcast the emergency briefing without commercial interruption. |
| 681 | documentary | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: documentary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | documental | The documentary combines archival footage with interviews from both communities. |
| 682 | montage | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: montage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | montaje | A training montage shows months of practice in less than two minutes. |
| 683 | cinematography | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | cinematografía | Low-key lighting and a handheld camera shape the scene's cinematography. |
| 684 | mise-en-scène | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: mise + en + scène. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | puesta en escena | The cramped furniture in the mise-en-scène makes the apartment feel oppressive. |
| 685 | leitmotif | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: leitmotif is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | leitmotif | A brass leitmotif returns whenever the hidden kingdom is mentioned. |
| 686 | syncopation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | síncopa | The drummer's syncopation gives the melody an unsettled forward motion. |
| 687 | neuroplasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | neuroplasticidad | Repeated practice can use neuroplasticity to strengthen a recovering skill. |
| 688 | sensory memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: sensory + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria sensorial | Sensory memory lets a sparkler's moving light appear as a continuous trail. |
| 689 | episodic memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: episodic + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria episódica | Her episodic memory of graduation includes the rain and the sound of the orchestra. |
| 690 | semantic memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: semantic + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria semántica | Knowing that water freezes at zero degrees Celsius belongs to semantic memory. |
| 691 | procedural memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: procedural + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria procesal | Riding a bicycle depends heavily on procedural memory. |
| 692 | implicit memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: implicit + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria implícita | Faster recognition of a repeated pattern demonstrated implicit memory. |
| 693 | explicit memory | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: explicit + memory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | memoria explícita | Recalling the names of all the planets uses explicit memory. |
| 694 | priming | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: priming is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cebado | Seeing the word doctor created priming that made nurse easier to recognize. |
| 695 | recognition | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | reconocimiento | The multiple-choice format required recognition rather than unaided recall. |
| 696 | proactive interference | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: proactive + interference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | interferencia proactiva | The old password caused proactive interference when Mira tried to enter the new one. |
| 697 | retroactive interference | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: retroactive + interference. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | interferencia retroactiva | Learning the new locker combination produced retroactive interference with last year's number. |
| 698 | serial position effect | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: serial + position + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | efecto de posición en serie | The serial position effect appeared when participants recalled the first and last words most often. |
| 699 | actor-observer bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: actor + observer + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | sesgo actor-observador | Actor-observer bias led Jin to blame traffic for his lateness but call a late coworker careless. |
| 700 | just-world hypothesis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term Word study: Term structure: just + world + hypothesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | hipótesis del mundo justo | The just-world hypothesis can make observers ignore structural causes of poverty. |
Page 21: words 701–735
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | abnegate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: abnegate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | abnegar | The caretaker chose to abnegate personal comfort so the stranded hikers could use the only dry blankets. |
| 702 | abstinent | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: abstinent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | abstinente | The recovering patient remained abstinent from alcohol throughout treatment. |
| 703 | acrimonious | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. áspero 2. cáustico 3. sarcástico | The contract talks became acrimonious after both sides accused the other of concealing costs. |
| 704 | avow | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: avow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. confesar 2. admitir 3. reconocer | The candidate chose to avow her support for the unpopular reform. |
| 705 | axiom | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: axiom is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | axioma | The proof begins with an axiom about equality. |
| 706 | bane | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: bane is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. desgracia 2. maldición 3. ruina | Saltwater corrosion became the bane of the harbor's metal equipment. |
| 707 | bastion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: bastion is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | bastión | The independent newspaper remained a bastion of investigative reporting. |
| 708 | belabor | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: belabor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | apalear | The editor asked the writer not to belabor an argument already supported by clear evidence. |
| 709 | beleaguer | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: beleaguer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. sitiar 2. asediar 3. cercar | Repeated equipment failures continued to beleaguer the expedition. |
| 710 | belittle | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: belittle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. disminuir 2. empequeñecer 3. menospreciar | A constructive critic should challenge the proposal without trying to belittle its author. |
| 711 | bemused | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: bemused is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | atónito | The bemused visitor studied the map after realizing that two streets had the same name. |
| 712 | bequest | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: bequest is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | testamento | The library used a former teacher's bequest to purchase accessible technology. |
| 713 | bereaved | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: bereaved is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | afligido | The hospital connected the bereaved family with a grief counselor. |
| 714 | beset | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: beset is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. cercar 2. circuir 3. circundar | Supply shortages continued to beset the remote clinic. |
| 715 | cajole | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: cajole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. engatusar 2. lisonjear 3. camelar | The director tried to cajole the nervous actor into attending one more rehearsal. |
| 716 | callow | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: callow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. inmaduro 2. verde | The callow intern made confident promises before understanding the project's constraints. |
| 717 | candor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: candor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | candor | Her candor about the failed trial helped the team correct its procedure. |
| 718 | caricature | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: caricature is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. caricaturizar 2. caricaturar 3. caricatura | The article reduces the complex leader to a one-dimensional caricature. |
| 719 | cerebral | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: cerebral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cerebral | The cerebral film builds suspense through philosophical puzzles instead of action. |
| 720 | charisma | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: charisma is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | carisma | The speaker's charisma energized the crowd, but voters still examined her policies. |
| 721 | chimera | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: chimera is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | quimera | The promise of unlimited growth without any cost may be a chimera. |
| 722 | choleric | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: choleric is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | colérico | The choleric supervisor responded to small delays with disproportionate fury. |
| 723 | circuitous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | tortuoso | A landslide forced the bus to take a circuitous mountain road. |
| 724 | circumlocution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. circunlocución 2. rodeos 3. ambages | The witness used circumlocution to avoid giving a clear yes-or-no answer. |
| 725 | circumscribe | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: circumscribe is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | circunscribir | The constitution can circumscribe executive power by requiring legislative approval. |
| 726 | clemency | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: clemency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | clemencia | The governor granted clemency after new evidence showed that the sentence was excessive. |
| 727 | clique | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: clique is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. mundillo 2. bando 3. bolita | A single clique controlled the club's decisions and discouraged new members. |
| 728 | cognitive | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 1. cognitivo 2. cognoscitivo | Sleep deprivation can reduce cognitive performance during complex tasks. |
| 729 | colloquial | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: colloquial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. coloquial 2. familiar | The dialogue uses colloquial expressions that sound natural among close friends. |
| 730 | collusion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. colusión 2. complot 3. contubernio | Investigators found evidence of collusion among companies that had agreed not to compete on price. |
| 731 | comprise | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: comprise is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. comprender 2. constar de 3. consistir de | The anthology will comprise essays from twelve regions. |
| 732 | condescend | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: condescend is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. condescender (a) 2. tratar con condescendencia 3. huevear | An effective tutor explains difficult ideas without choosing to condescend. |
| 733 | conducive | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 1. conducente 2. ductivo | Quiet lighting and clear routines created conditions conducive to concentration. |
| 734 | confluence | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | confluencia | The city grew at the confluence of two navigable rivers. |
| 735 | congenital | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: congenital is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | congénito | Doctors detected the congenital heart defect shortly after delivery. |
Page 22: words 736–770
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736 | congregate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: congregate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | congregarse | Migrating birds congregate near the wetland before continuing south. |
| 737 | consecrate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: consecrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | consagrar | Community leaders will consecrate the memorial ground during the ceremony. |
| 738 | contiguous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | contiguo | The wildlife corridor connects three contiguous forest reserves. |
| 739 | contrived | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: contrived is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. artificioso 2. complotado 3. maquinado | The play's final coincidence felt contrived because nothing earlier prepared for it. |
| 740 | convivial | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: convivial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | sociable | The shared meal created a convivial atmosphere after a tense day of negotiation. |
| 741 | corollary | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: corollary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | corolario | A corollary of the theorem gives the area formula for a special case. |
| 742 | countenance | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: countenance is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. admitir 2. permitir 3. tolerar | The review board will not countenance experiments that lack informed consent. |
| 743 | coup | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: coup is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | golpismo | The military coup dissolved parliament and detained elected officials. |
| 744 | covert | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: covert is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | encubierto | The journalist uncovered a covert surveillance program. |
| 745 | culpable | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | culpable | The inquiry found the contractor culpable for ignoring repeated safety warnings. |
| 746 | curtail | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: curtail is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | acortar | Water shortages forced the town to curtail nonessential irrigation. |
| 747 | cynic | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: cynic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cínico | The cynic dismissed every charitable act as a publicity strategy. |
| 748 | debacle | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: debacle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. debacle 2. desastre | Poor planning turned the product launch into a public debacle. |
| 749 | decorous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | decoroso | The chair requested a decorous debate without personal attacks. |
| 750 | defame | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: defame is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. difamar 2. arruinar la reputación 3. disfamar | A critic may express an opinion but may not defame an artist with invented accusations. |
| 751 | deleterious | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | deletéreo | Chronic sleep loss has deleterious effects on attention and health. |
| 752 | delude | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: delude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. engañar 2. deludir | Selective evidence can delude investors into underestimating risk. |
| 753 | denizen | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: denizen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | habitante | The octopus is a well-camouflaged denizen of the rocky reef. |
| 754 | derogatory | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: derogatory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | derogatorio | The moderator removed a derogatory comment that attacked a participant's identity. |
| 755 | despot | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: despot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | déspota | The despot imprisoned critics and governed by decree. |
| 756 | destitute | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: destitute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. indigente 2. destituido 3. desprovisto | The relief fund provided temporary housing for families left destitute by the fire. |
| 757 | dialectical | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: dialectical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | dialéctico | The seminar used a dialectical method to test each proposal against its strongest objection. |
| 758 | discreet | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: discreet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | discreto | The counselor was discreet when arranging support for the student. |
| 759 | disparage | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: disparage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. denigrar 2. menospreciar | The report can identify weaknesses without trying to disparage the researchers. |
| 760 | dissipate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: dissipate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | disipar | Morning sunlight caused the fog to dissipate. |
| 761 | dissolution | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. disolución 2. desintegración | The legislature's dissolution triggered an early election. |
| 762 | duplicity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | duplicidad | The official's public promise and secret agreement revealed duplicity. |
| 763 | edify | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: edify is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | edificar | The museum designed the exhibit to edify visitors without oversimplifying the conflict. |
| 764 | effusion | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | efusión | Her letter was an effusion of relief after the missing hikers returned safely. |
| 765 | enormity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. perversidad 2. enormidad | Survivor testimony helped the court confront the enormity of the crime. |
| 766 | epitome | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: epitome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | epítome | The carefully balanced bridge is the epitome of functional design. |
| 767 | equitable | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | ecuánime | An equitable funding plan gives additional support to schools with greater needs. |
| 768 | espouse | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: espouse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. propugnar 2. promulgar 3. pregonar | The organization chose to espouse transparent budgeting. |
| 769 | ethereal | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: ethereal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | etéreo | The choir's ethereal harmony seemed to float through the dark hall. |
| 770 | exigency | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: exigency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | situación de emergencia | The exigency of the wildfire justified opening the emergency shelter overnight. |
A Convivial but Contrived Gathering
Reading practice for pages 22–23. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
Neighbors congregate in three contiguous courtyards for a spring meal. The setting feels convivial because guests share food and music freely. A scripted argument in the opening performance seems contrived, but the final ceremony is sincere: community elders consecrate a newly planted memorial tree to public service.
Spanish translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. Where do the neighbors congregate?
They gather in three contiguous courtyards.
2. Why is the meal convivial?
Guests freely share food and music.
3. What do elders consecrate?
They consecrate a memorial tree.
Page 23: words 771–800
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771 | existential | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: existential is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | existencial | The drought created an existential danger for villages dependent on one reservoir. |
| 772 | expedite | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: expedite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. apresurar 2. acelerar 3. agilizar | Digital signatures can expedite approval without removing required review. |
| 773 | extricate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: extricate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. librar 2. sacar | Rescuers worked carefully to extricate the driver from the damaged vehicle. |
| 774 | fabrication | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. falsedad 2. mentira 3. invención | The supposed eyewitness quotation was a fabrication. |
| 775 | facile | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: facile is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | fácil | Blaming one person for the recession is a facile explanation of a complicated event. |
| 776 | faction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: faction is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. facción 2. valía | A reform faction challenged the party's established leadership. |
| 777 | farcical | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: farcical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | farsesco | The hearing became farcical when no one could locate the central document. |
| 778 | fauna | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fauna is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | fauna | Researchers recorded the island's native fauna before invasive rats arrived. |
| 779 | felicity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | felicidad | The translator preserved both the accuracy and verbal felicity of the poem. |
| 780 | fervor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fervor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. fervor 2. ardor 3. acaloramiento | Supporters campaigned with fervor during the final week. |
| 781 | fetter | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fetter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | impedir | Outdated licensing rules can fetter small businesses. |
| 782 | fidelity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | fidelidad | The adaptation balances fidelity to the novel with the demands of film. |
| 783 | figurative | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 1. figurativo 2. figurado 3. traslaticio | The phrase a mountain of paperwork is figurative rather than literal. |
| 784 | finesse | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: finesse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | fineza | The mediator used finesse to restate the accusation as a solvable concern. |
| 785 | flaunt | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: flaunt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. lucir 2. presumir 3. ostentar | The advertisement encourages buyers to flaunt the brand's logo. |
| 786 | foible | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: foible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. defecto 2. punto débil | His habit of alphabetizing every shelf was a harmless foible. |
| 787 | forbear | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forbear is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | retenerse | The judge asked spectators to forbear from reacting during testimony. |
| 788 | forego | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forego is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | adelantar | The team decided to forego a celebration until the missing equipment was found. |
| 789 | forsake | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forsake is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. abandonar 2. naufragar 3. jaquir | The reformer refused to forsake her commitment to peaceful protest. |
| 790 | fortuitous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | fortuito | A fortuitous conversation introduced the scientist to a future collaborator. |
| 791 | fraternal | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fraternal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. fraternal 2. fraterno | The two organizations maintained fraternal ties despite political disagreements. |
| 792 | frenetic | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frenetic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. frenético 2. movido | Frenetic trading caused the stock price to swing sharply. |
| 793 | frugal | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frugal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | frugal | The frugal laboratory repaired its equipment instead of replacing it. |
| 794 | garrulous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. gárrulo 2. garrulador 3. lenguón | The garrulous witness repeatedly wandered away from the question. |
| 795 | genteel | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: genteel is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | afectar | The hotel preserves a genteel atmosphere with quiet tea service and formal dress. |
| 796 | gesticulate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: gesticulate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | manotear | Unable to hear across the station, Mira began to gesticulate toward the correct platform. |
| 797 | hapless | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hapless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. desgraciado 2. infeliz 3. infortunado | The hapless traveler arrived after the last train and then lost his phone. |
| 798 | hiatus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hiatus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. pausa 2. hiato | The journal resumed publication after a two-year hiatus. |
| 799 | histrionic | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: histrionic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | histriónico | The spokesperson's histrionic outrage distracted from the evidence. |
| 800 | ignominy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: ignominy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ignominia | The official resigned in ignominy after the bribery scheme was proven. |
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Common Core: Language Standards for Grades 9–10
- OpenStax: Biology 2e
- OpenStax: Chemistry 2e
- OpenStax: Algebra and Trigonometry 2e
- OpenStax: World History, Volume 2
- OpenStax: Psychology 2e
- OpenStax: Introduction to Philosophy
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- The Princeton Review, Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary (Privately Owned KSSR Materials; bibliographic calibration only).

