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English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview

11th Grade Vocabulary Words

Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.

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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596restorative justicenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Term structure: restorative + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

1. Tatausgleich 2. Täter-Opfer-AusgleichThe restorative justice meeting produced restitution and a safety plan.
597retributive justicenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Term structure: retributive + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

vergeltende GerechtigkeitRetributive justice focuses on what penalty the offense deserves.
598lobbyingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Base-form focus: lobbying is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

LobbyarbeitEnvironmental groups used lobbying to support the conservation bill.
599political action committeenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Term structure: political + action + committee. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

politisches AktionskomiteeThe political action committee contributed to several candidates.
600super PACnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Term structure: super + PAC. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

super PACThe super PAC purchased advertisements but could not direct the campaign.
601sociological imaginationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: sociological + imagination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

soziologische VorstellungskraftSociological imagination links one worker's layoff to changes in the regional economy.
602social structurenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: social + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

SozialstrukturThe social structure shapes who controls land and education.
603social institutionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: social + institution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

soziale EinrichtungThe family is a social institution that varies across cultures.
604ascribed statusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: ascribed + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

zugeschriebener StatusAge can function as an ascribed status.
605achieved statusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: achieved + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

erreichten StatusLicensed physician is an achieved status requiring extensive training.
606role conflictnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: role + conflict. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

RollenkonfliktRole conflict arose when the manager had to evaluate a close friend.
607role strainnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: role + strain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

RollenbelastungThe teacher experienced role strain while supporting students and enforcing deadlines.
608reference groupnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: reference + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

ReferenzgruppeThe young musician treated the orchestra as a reference group.
609in-groupnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: in + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

In der GruppeTeam rituals strengthened loyalty to the in-group.
610out-groupnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: out + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

außerhalb der GruppeThe campaign unfairly blamed an out-group for complex problems.
611primary groupnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: primary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

PrimärgruppeHer family formed a primary group providing daily emotional support.
612secondary groupnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: secondary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

sekundäre GruppeThe professional association is a secondary group.
613rationalizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.

RationalisierungRationalization turned the informal workshop into a timed production system.
614alienationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

VeräußerungRepetitive tasks created alienation from the finished product.
615anomienoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: anomie is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

AnomieRapid economic collapse produced anomie as old rules lost authority.
616deviancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

DevianzWhat counts as deviance differs across communities and eras.
617social controlnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: social + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

soziale KontrollePraise, ridicule, school rules, and laws all exercise social control.
618moresnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: mores is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. Sitten 2. Sittenkodex 3. BräucheThe community's mores condemn deliberate betrayal.
619folkwaysnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: folkways is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

FolkwaysGreeting practices are folkways that vary by region.
620taboonoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: taboo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

TabuThe novel breaks a taboo by discussing the hidden illness openly.
621cultural diffusionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: cultural + diffusion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

kulturelle VerbreitungTrade accelerated cultural diffusion of foods and musical instruments.
622cultural lagnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: cultural + lag. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

kultureller RückstandPrivacy law showed cultural lag after facial recognition spread.
623subculturenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: subculture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

SubkulturSkateboarders formed a subculture with their own vocabulary and style.
624counterculturenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Base-form focus: counterculture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

GegenkulturThe counterculture challenged conventional ideas about work and consumption.
625pluralismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

PluralismusReligious pluralism permits different communities to practice openly.
626multiculturalismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

MultikulturalismusThe curriculum's multiculturalism includes histories from several communities.
627stratificationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

StratifikationProperty ownership contributed to long-term stratification.
628social mobilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: social + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

soziale MobilitätExpanded schooling increased some students' social mobility.
629intergenerational mobilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: intergenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Generationenübergreifende MobilitätThe survey measured intergenerational mobility by comparing parents' and children's incomes.
630intragenerational mobilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Term structure: intragenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

intragenerationelle MobilitätHer move from apprentice to company director shows intragenerational mobility.

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