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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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71impact factornoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a journal-level average based on citations to recent articlesThe committee refused to treat impact factor as a score for each researcher.
72h-indexnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

an author metric balancing publication count with citation frequencyHer h-index rose after several older papers received new attention.
73scholarly consensusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

broad expert agreement supported by converging researchScholarly consensus formed after many independent studies reached similar conclusions.
74academic integritynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

honest, responsible conduct in learning, research, and attributionAcademic integrity requires acknowledging both quoted and paraphrased sources.
75self-plagiarismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

reuse of one's own earlier work without appropriate disclosureThe policy treats undisclosed duplication of a published paragraph as self-plagiarism.
76vertical readingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

close inspection of information within a single page or sourceVertical reading found that the article provided no evidence for its headline.
77coverage errornoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sampling error caused when a list omits or duplicates parts of the populationAn outdated address list created coverage error in the household survey.
78attrition ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the proportion of participants who leave before a study endsThe yearlong trial reported an attrition rate of eighteen percent.
79preregistered analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

an analysis specified publicly before researchers inspect the resultsThe preregistered analysis limited opportunities to change outcomes after seeing the data.
80exploratory analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

open-ended analysis used to discover patterns and generate hypothesesExploratory analysis suggested a possible link requiring a new study.
81confirmatory analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a planned test of a previously stated hypothesisThe confirmatory analysis used the outcome named before enrollment.
82data visualizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a graphical representation designed to communicate patterns in dataThe data visualization made the regional trend visible without hiding uncertainty.
83model fitnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the degree to which a statistical model corresponds to observed dataResidual plots exposed poor model fit at high temperatures.
84practical significancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the real-world importance of an effect, regardless of statistical detectionA one-second improvement lacked practical significance for emergency response.
85confidence coefficientnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the long-run success rate associated with a confidence procedureA 0.95 confidence coefficient describes the procedure, not one interval's probability.
86data dictionarynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a guide defining fields, values, formats, and codes in a datasetThe data dictionary explains that 999 represents a missing measurement.
87variable codingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the assignment of consistent labels or numbers to recorded valuesVariable coding represented yes as one and no as zero.
88measurement invariancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

evidence that a measure operates comparably across groups or occasionsMeasurement invariance was checked before comparing the two language groups.
89intercoder reliabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

agreement among people who independently classify the same materialTraining improved intercoder reliability for the interview themes.
90citation biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

unequal citation of studies because their results are favorable or strikingCitation bias made positive trials appear more common in later reviews.
91file-drawer effectnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

distortion caused when studies with unremarkable results remain unpublishedThe file-drawer effect may inflate the apparent success of an intervention.
92protocol deviationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a departure from the approved procedure for conducting a studyA missed follow-up visit was recorded as a protocol deviation.
93research protocolnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a detailed plan governing a study's purpose, methods, and safeguardsThe ethics board reviewed the research protocol before recruitment.
94analysis plannoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a document specifying how data will be prepared and examinedThe analysis plan named the primary outcome and planned comparisons.
95data management plannoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

a plan for storing, protecting, documenting, and sharing research dataThe grant required a data management plan with backup and access rules.
96code availabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the degree to which analysis code can be inspected or reusedCode availability allowed another team to reproduce every figure.
97materials availabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

access to instruments, stimuli, or procedures needed to repeat a studyMaterials availability made the classroom experiment easier to replicate.
98selective reportingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

the practice of revealing favorable findings while withholding relevant unfavorable onesSelective reporting made the treatment appear more consistent than the full results showed.
99multisite studynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

research conducted under a shared protocol at several locationsA multisite study tested whether the therapy worked in urban and rural clinics.
100blind analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

analysis performed while key labels or outcomes remain concealedBlind analysis prevented the physicists from tuning cuts toward an expected signal.
101metanarrativenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

a broad explanatory story that organizes many events or beliefsThe novel questions the metanarrative that technological progress always improves society.
102ekphrasisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

a vivid literary description of a work of visual artThe poet uses ekphrasis to imagine the lives beyond the painted doorway.
103gothicadjective
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

using mystery, dread, decay, or the supernatural in literatureThe gothic setting turns the abandoned house into a source of fear.
104transcendentalismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

a movement stressing intuition, nature, and the spiritual worth of the individualTranscendentalism shaped the essay's call for independent thought in nature.
105spondeenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

a metrical foot containing two stressed syllablesThe phrase “heartbreak” can sound like a spondee when both beats receive stress.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Page 3 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 3.

Vocabulary quiz

Complete 5 review questions for this page.

1. ___ found that the article provided no evidence for its headline.

Answer: vertical reading

2. Training improved ___ for the interview themes.

Answer: intercoder reliability

3. The poet uses ___ to imagine the lives beyond the painted doorway.

Answer: ekphrasis

4. An outdated address list created ___ in the household survey.

Answer: coverage error

5. ___ made positive trials appear more common in later reviews.

Answer: citation bias

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