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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.

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Words 71–105 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
71	ethnography	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.	ethnographie	The ethnography describes daily cooperation in a coastal fishing village.
72	participant observation	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: participant + observation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	observation participante	Participant observation helped the researcher understand unwritten workshop routines.
73	field note	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: field + note. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	note de terrain	Her field note describes who entered the meeting and where each person sat.
74	interview protocol	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: interview + protocol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	protocole d'entretien	The interview protocol begins with consent and neutral background questions.
75	informed consent	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: informed + consent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	consentement éclairé	Each volunteer signed an informed consent form before the first session.
76	anonymity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	anonymat	The anonymous ballot preserved voter anonymity.
77	confidentiality	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	confidentialité	The counselor maintained confidentiality by storing records in an encrypted system.
78	debriefing	noun Study Field: 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.	interrogatoire	During debriefing, participants learned why the task had concealed its true aim.
79	institutional review board	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: institutional + review + board. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	comité d'examen institutionnel	The institutional review board required clearer language about withdrawal rights.
80	preregistration	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	préinscription	Preregistration made it harder to hide an unsuccessful primary test.
81	open data	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	donnée ouverte	The city released traffic counts as open data.
82	open science	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + science. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	science ouverte	Open science encouraged the team to share its materials and analysis code.
83	reproducible workflow	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reproducible + workflow. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	flux de travail reproductible	The notebook created a reproducible workflow from raw measurements to final graph.
84	audit trail	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: audit + trail. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	piste d’audit	The audit trail revealed when the invoice total was edited.
85	chain of custody	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: chain + of + custody. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	chaîne de contrôle	A sealed container and signed log preserved the sample's chain of custody.
86	tertiary source	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: tertiary + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	source tertiaire	An encyclopedia is a tertiary source useful for initial orientation.
87	source triangulation	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: source + triangulation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	triangulation des sources	Source triangulation connected the photograph, weather log, and witness testimony.
88	lateral reading	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: lateral + reading. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	lecture latérale	Lateral reading showed that the impressive website belonged to a lobbying organization.
89	reverse image search	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reverse + image + search. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	recherche d'image inversée	A reverse image search found that the supposed storm photograph was ten years old.
90	domain authority	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: domain + authority. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	autorité de domaine	A government health agency has stronger domain authority on vaccination statistics than an anonymous meme page.
91	editorial oversight	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: editorial + oversight. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	contrôle éditorial	Visible correction policies are evidence of editorial oversight.
92	financial disclosure	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: financial + disclosure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	divulgation financière	The article's financial disclosure notes that the study was funded by the manufacturer.
93	retraction	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	désaveu	The journal issued a retraction after discovering fabricated data.
94	erratum	noun Study Field: 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.	erratum	The erratum changes the mislabeled unit from meters to centimeters.
95	literature gap	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: literature + gap. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	lacune dans la littérature	The review identifies a literature gap concerning rural teenagers.
96	methodological limitation	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: methodological + limitation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	limitation méthodologique	The small volunteer sample was a methodological limitation because it did not represent the whole population.
97	researcher degrees of freedom	noun Study Field: 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.	degrés de liberté du chercheur	Preregistration limits researcher degrees of freedom that might otherwise favor a desired result.
98	peer-review bias	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: peer + review + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	biais d'évaluation par les pairs	Anonymous manuscript review can reduce some forms of peer-review bias.
99	selective reporting bias	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: selective + reporting + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	biais de déclaration sélective	The registry exposed selective reporting bias because several measured outcomes were missing from the article.
100	replication crisis	noun Study Field: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: replication + crisis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	crise de réplication	The replication crisis led several journals to require clearer methods and shared data.
101	dramaturgy	noun Study Field: 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.	dramaturgie	The director studied dramaturgy to understand how the play's scenes build political tension.
102	tragic flaw	noun Study Field: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: tragic + flaw. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	défaut tragique	The ruler's pride becomes the tragic flaw that prevents compromise.
103	deus ex machina	noun Study Field: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: deus + ex + machina. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	deus ex machina	A sudden inheritance functions as a deus ex machina rather than a prepared solution.
104	fourth wall	noun Study Field: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: fourth + wall. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	quatrième mur	The actor breaks the fourth wall by asking viewers to judge the trial.
105	peripeteia	noun Study Field: 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.	péripétie	The messenger's news creates peripeteia by turning victory into danger.

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