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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.

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Words 631–665 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
631	meritocracy	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -cracy relates to rule or a system of government.	a system claiming to allocate rewards according to ability and achievement	A true meritocracy would require fair access to preparation.
632	socioeconomic status	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: socioeconomic + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a social position measured through factors such as income, education, and occupation	Socioeconomic status influenced access to stable housing.
633	cultural capital	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	knowledge, tastes, credentials, and habits that provide social advantages	Familiarity with academic conventions served as cultural capital.
634	social capital	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	resources and support available through relationships and networks	Neighbors used social capital to organize childcare after the storm.
635	intersectionality	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	analysis of how overlapping social identities and systems shape experience	Intersectionality explains why one policy affects women differently across class and race.
636	institutional discrimination	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: institutional + discrimination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	unequal outcomes produced by established rules or practices within organizations	The inaccessible application process created institutional discrimination against disabled applicants.
637	implicit bias	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: implicit + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an automatic association that can influence judgment without conscious intent	Blind review reduced implicit bias linked to applicants' names.
638	stereotype threat	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: stereotype + threat. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	performance pressure caused by fear of confirming a negative group stereotype	Stereotype threat reduced scores when identity was emphasized before the test.
639	self-fulfilling prophecy	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: self + fulfilling + prophecy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an expectation that helps cause the outcome it predicts	Low expectations became a self-fulfilling prophecy when students received fewer opportunities.
640	labeling theory	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: labeling + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the view that social reactions and labels can shape deviant identity and behavior	Labeling theory examines how being called delinquent changes later treatment.
641	conflict theory	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: conflict + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an approach emphasizing competition, inequality, and power among social groups	Conflict theory asks who benefits from the housing policy.
642	functionalism	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	an approach examining how social parts contribute to stability and continuity	Functionalism studies how schools transmit shared norms.
643	symbolic interactionism	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: symbolic + interactionism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an approach focusing on meaning created through everyday interaction	Symbolic interactionism examines how a uniform signals authority.
644	feminist theory	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: feminist + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	analysis of gendered power, inequality, identity, and social organization	Feminist theory revealed unpaid care work missing from the economic model.
645	critical race theory	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: critical + race + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an approach examining how law and institutions can reproduce racial inequality	Critical race theory analyzes the long-term effects of housing rules.
646	social construction	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + construction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an idea or category created and sustained through shared social practices	The meaning of childhood is partly a social construction that changes over time.
647	collective behavior	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: collective + behavior. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	relatively spontaneous group activity outside established institutional routines	The sudden crowd response was a form of collective behavior.
648	social movement	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + movement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	organized collective action seeking or resisting social change	The social movement built support for disability access.
649	resource mobilization	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: resource + mobilization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the process by which movements obtain and use money, labor, networks, and expertise	Resource mobilization allowed the campaign to open regional offices.
650	framing process	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: framing + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the way a movement defines problems, causes, and possible solutions	The framing process presented clean water as a public-health right.
651	diffusion of responsibility	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: diffusion + of + responsibility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	reduced personal obligation when responsibility appears shared among many people	Diffusion of responsibility made each witness wait for someone else to call.
652	bystander effect	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: bystander + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the reduced likelihood of helping when other observers are present	The bystander effect weakened when one person directly requested assistance.
653	groupthink	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: groupthink is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	faulty group decision-making caused by pressure for harmony and suppressed dissent	Groupthink prevented the committee from testing its favored plan.
654	persuasion	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the process of changing attitudes or behavior through communication	The campaign's persuasion relied on credible evidence and trusted messengers.
655	moral reasoning	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	thinking used to judge right action and justify ethical choices	Her moral reasoning weighed fairness against the risk of harm.
656	moral relativism	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + relativism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the view that moral judgments depend on cultural or individual frameworks	Moral relativism questions whether one society's customs provide a universal standard.
657	moral absolutism	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + absolutism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the view that some moral rules apply without exception	Moral absolutism led him to reject lying even to prevent embarrassment.
658	beneficence	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	the ethical duty to promote well-being and provide benefit	Beneficence supported offering treatment after the trial.
659	nonmaleficence	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	the ethical duty to avoid causing unnecessary harm	Nonmaleficence required stopping the procedure when risk increased.
660	cultivation theory	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultivation + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the theory that prolonged media exposure shapes beliefs about social reality	Cultivation theory predicts that constant crime dramas may exaggerate perceived danger.
661	spiral of silence	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: spiral + of + silence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the tendency to hide an opinion believed to be unpopular, making it seem rarer	A spiral of silence formed when dissenters feared public ridicule.
662	algorithmic bias	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	systematic unfairness produced or amplified by computational systems	Algorithmic bias caused the screening tool to reject qualified applicants unevenly.
663	surveillance	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	systematic observation or monitoring of people, places, or activity	Workplace surveillance recorded every keyboard pause.
664	dramaturgical analysis	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: dramaturgical + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the study of interaction as performance before different audiences	Dramaturgical analysis compares the employee's formal meeting behavior with backstage conversation.
665	presentation of self	noun Study Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: presentation + of + self. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the way people manage how others perceive them in interaction	Her careful presentation of self emphasized competence during the interview.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Opportunity and Social Resources

Reading practice for pages 19–21. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A meritocracy claims that achievement follows talent and effort, but access to opportunity is uneven. Socioeconomic status shapes material resources; cultural capital includes valued knowledge and habits; and social capital grows through useful relationships. Intersectionality examines how multiple identities and institutions combine, preventing a one-factor explanation of inequality.

Reading comprehension

1. What does meritocracy claim?

It claims that achievement follows talent and effort.

2. What is social capital?

Social capital consists of resources available through relationships.

3. Why use intersectionality?

It examines how multiple identities and institutions combine.

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