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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.

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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1replicabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.

replicabilidadThe second laboratory tested the finding's replicability with new participants.
2research synthesisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

síntesis de la investigaciónThe research synthesis revealed agreement across twelve climate surveys.
3literature reviewnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

1. revisión bibliográfica 2. revisión de literaturaHer literature review identified a gap in studies of rural transit.
4scoping reviewnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

revisión de alcanceThe scoping review catalogued research on adolescent sleep without estimating one combined effect.
5attrition biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo de desgasteAttrition bias may exaggerate improvement if struggling patients leave the trial.
6recall biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo de recuerdoRecall bias affected interviews about meals eaten several months earlier.
7survivorship biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo de supervivenciaSurvivorship bias made risky start-ups appear more reliable than they were.
8observer biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo del observadorBlinded scoring reduced observer bias in the behavior study.
9detection biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo de detecciónMore frequent scans created detection bias in the comparison.
10reporting biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sesgo de informaciónReporting bias hid several measurements that did not support the claim.
11p-hackingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

p-hackingThe audit found p-hacking after researchers tried dozens of unplanned comparisons.
12data dredgingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

dragado de datosData dredging produced a striking correlation that vanished in a new sample.
13cherry-pickingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

selección de cerezasCherry-picking two unusually warm days cannot establish a yearly trend.
14operationalizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

operacionalizaciónThe study's operationalization of loneliness combined survey responses and contact frequency.
15abductiveadjective
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.

abductivoThe detective used abductive reasoning to explain several clues with one hypothesis.
16Bayesianadjective
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

bayesianoA Bayesian model revised the forecast after each new measurement.
17frequentistadjective
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

frecuentistaThe frequentist analysis estimated how often the procedure would err over many samples.
18posterior probabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

probabilidad posteriorThe positive test raised the posterior probability of infection.
19prior probabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

probabilidad previaLocal prevalence informed the prior probability used in the diagnosis model.
20likelihoodnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

verosimilitudThe model chose the estimate with the greatest likelihood.
21credible intervalnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

intervalo creíbleThe credible interval placed the treatment effect between two and six points.
22model specificationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

especificación del modeloPoor model specification omitted the seasonal factor driving sales.
23overfittingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

sobreajusteOverfitting made the complex forecast accurate only for past years.
24underfittingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

desajusteUnderfitting occurred when a straight line represented a curved trend.
25cross-validationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

validación cruzadaCross-validation showed that the simpler classifier generalized better.
26sensitivity analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

análisis de sensibilidadThe sensitivity analysis repeated the estimate under three definitions of poverty.
27robustness checknoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

control de robustezA robustness check confirmed the pattern after extreme values were removed.
28proxy variablenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

variable proxyNighttime light served as a proxy variable for local economic activity.
29instrumental variablenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

variable instrumentalRainfall acted as an instrumental variable in the irrigation study.
30natural experimentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

experimento naturalThe sudden policy boundary created a natural experiment in school funding.
31quasi-experimentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

cuasi-experimentoThe district comparison was a quasi-experiment because families chose their schools.
32field experimentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

experimento de campoThe field experiment changed store signs and measured actual purchases.
33laboratory experimentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

experimento de laboratorioThe laboratory experiment isolated the effect of noise on memory.
34mixed methodsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

métodos mixtosThe mixed methods study paired survey statistics with detailed interviews.
35narrative inquirynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

investigación narrativaNarrative inquiry examined how refugees described rebuilding a sense of home.

Making a Result Reproducible

Reading practice for pages 1–3. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A second laboratory tests a finding’s replicability with new participants. Clear operationalization lets both teams measure attention in the same way. A robustness check asks whether reasonable analytical changes alter the result, while sensitivity analysis examines which assumptions matter most. Reporting all outcomes prevents cherry-picking only the evidence that supports the preferred conclusion.

Spanish translation

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Reading comprehension

1. What supports replicability between laboratories?

Clear operationalization supports replicability.

2. What does sensitivity analysis examine?

It examines which assumptions affect the result.

3. Why report all outcomes?

Reporting all outcomes prevents cherry-picking.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. ___ two unusually warm days cannot establish a yearly trend.

Answer: cherry-picking

2. The ___ repeated the estimate under three definitions of poverty.

Answer: sensitivity analysis

3. The second laboratory tested the finding's ___ with new participants.

Answer: replicability

4. The study's ___ of loneliness combined survey responses and contact frequency.

Answer: operationalization

5. A ___ confirmed the pattern after extreme values were removed.

Answer: robustness check

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Vocabulary page 2
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36purposive samplingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

muestreo intencionalPurposive sampling recruited nurses who had worked during the outbreak.
37snowball samplingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

muestreo de bola de nieveSnowball sampling helped researchers contact undocumented workers.
38saturationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

saturaciónInterviews continued until saturation, when no new concerns appeared.
39reflexivitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

reflexividadThe ethnographer used reflexivity to question her interpretation of silence.
40positionalitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

posicionalidadThe author explained how her positionality influenced access to the community.
41transferabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.

transferibilidadDetailed setting descriptions help readers judge a study's transferability.
42intersubjectivitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

intersubjetividadIndependent coders discussed disagreements to strengthen intersubjectivity.
43methodological pluralismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

pluralismo metodológicoMethodological pluralism allowed the team to combine experiments, archives, and interviews.
44registered reportnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

informe registradoThe journal approved the registered report before data collection began.
45preprintnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

preimpresiónThe authors labeled the preprint clearly so readers knew review was incomplete.
46corrigendumnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

1. errata 2. gazapo 3. yerroThe journal issued a corrigendum replacing the mislabeled figure.
47editorial reviewnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

revisión editorialEditorial review rejected the article because it fell outside the journal's scope.
48peer reviewernoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

revisor parThe peer reviewer requested clearer evidence for the causal claim.
49deidentificationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

desidentificaciónDeidentification replaced patient names and exact addresses before analysis.
50anonymizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

anonimizaciónStrong anonymization made the public dataset unsuitable for tracking one respondent.
51pseudonymizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

seudonimizaciónPseudonymization let authorized staff reconnect records when follow-up was necessary.
52data minimizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

minimización de datosData minimization kept the survey from requesting irrelevant birth dates.
53primary evidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

evidencia primariaThe original ship log provided primary evidence of the voyage.
54secondary evidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

evidencia secundariaThe historian compared secondary evidence from three scholarly books.
55provenancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

1. procedencia 2. provenienciaThe museum verified the painting's provenance before accepting it.
56contextualizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

contextualizaciónContextualization showed that the speech responded to a recent strike.
57historiographynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.

historiografíaHer historiography traces changing explanations of the revolution.
58archival recordnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

registro de archivoAn archival record confirmed the council's vote in 1912.
59textual evidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

evidencia textualThe essay cites textual evidence for the narrator's growing distrust.
60quantitative literacynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

alfabetización cuantitativaQuantitative literacy helped readers notice that the graph lacked a zero baseline.
61qualitative evidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

evidencia cualitativaInterview excerpts supplied qualitative evidence about workplace stress.
62claim-evidence-reasoningnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

reclamo-evidencia-razonamientoHer claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph explains why the measurements support the model.
63null resultnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

resultado nuloThe null result suggested that the supplement did not improve memory.
64confidence distributionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

distribución de confianzaThe confidence distribution displayed uncertainty around the estimated rate.
65data repositorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

repositorio de datosThe team deposited its cleaned files in a public data repository.
66open accessnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

acceso abiertoOpen access allowed community organizers to read the health study.
67predatory journalnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

revista depredadoraThe researcher avoided a predatory journal that promised acceptance within one day.
68citation networknoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

red de citasThe citation network revealed two largely separate research communities.
69bibliometricsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

bibliometríaBibliometrics showed rapid growth in battery-recycling research.
70altmetricsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term

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

altmétricasAltmetrics indicated public interest but did not prove research quality.

Page 2 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 2.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. Interviews continued until ___, when no new concerns appeared.

Answer: saturation

2. ___ let authorized staff reconnect records when follow-up was necessary.

Answer: pseudonymization

3. The ___ displayed uncertainty around the estimated rate.

Answer: confidence distribution

4. The ethnographer used ___ to question her interpretation of silence.

Answer: reflexivity

5. ___ kept the survey from requesting irrelevant birth dates.

Answer: data minimization

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Vocabulary page 3
#WordDetailsMeaningSample sentence
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.

factor de impactoThe 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.

índice hHer 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.

consenso académicoScholarly 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.

integridad académicaAcademic 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.

autoplagioThe 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.

lectura verticalVertical 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.

error de coberturaAn 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.

tasa de deserciónThe 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.

análisis prerregistradoThe 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.

análisis exploratorioExploratory 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.

análisis confirmatorioThe 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.

visualización de datosThe 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.

ajuste del modeloResidual 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.

significado prácticoA 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.

coeficiente de confianzaA 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.

diccionario de datosThe 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.

codificación de variablesVariable 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.

invariancia de mediciónMeasurement 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.

confiabilidad intercodificadoraTraining 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.

sesgo de citaciónCitation 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.

efecto archivadorThe 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.

desviación del protocoloA 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.

protocolo de investigaciónThe 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.

plan de análisisThe 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.

plan de gestión de datosThe 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.

disponibilidad de códigoCode 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.

disponibilidad de materialesMaterials 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.

informes selectivosSelective 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.

estudio multisitioA 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.

análisis ciegoBlind 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.

1. grandes narrativas 2. grandes relatos 3. macrorrelatoThe 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.

écfrasisThe 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.

góticoThe 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.

trascendentalismoTranscendentalism 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.

espondeoThe phrase “heartbreak” can sound like a spondee when both beats receive stress.

Page 3 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 3.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

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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106polemicnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

polémicaHer polemic condemns censorship but gives little space to opposing arguments.
107eulogynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. elogio 2. panegírico 3. loorThe eulogy remembered the doctor through stories of quiet generosity.
108jeremiadnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

jeremiadaThe editorial becomes a jeremiad about the supposed loss of public manners.
109epigramnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

epigramaThe chapter ends with an epigram contrasting wealth with freedom.
110juxtapositionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

yuxtaposiciónThe film's juxtaposition of celebration and ruin creates unease.
111ambiguitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

ambigüedadThe final image preserves ambiguity about whether the traveler returns.
112diglossianoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

diglosiaIn a diglossia, one variety may dominate formal writing while another guides conversation.
113prosodynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

prosodiaThe actor's prosody makes the same sentence sound sincere rather than sarcastic.
114pragmaticsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. pragmática 2. pragmalingüísticaPragmatics explains why “Can you open the window?” usually functions as a request.
115diegesisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

diégesisMusic from a character's radio belongs to the film's diegesis.
116mimesisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. mimesis 2. mímesisThe critic studies how the play's mimesis creates a believable courtroom.
117sjuzhetnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

sjuzhetThe sjuzhet reveals the ending first and then returns to the cause.
118homodiegetic narratornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narrador homodiegéticoThe homodiegetic narrator admits that he misunderstood the argument he witnessed.
119heterodiegetic narratornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narrador heterodiegéticoA heterodiegetic narrator describes the family from outside its world.
120extradiegetic narratornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narrador extradiegéticoThe extradiegetic narrator introduces the traveler who will tell the inner tale.
121intradiegetic narratornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narrador intradiegéticoAt the inn, an intradiegetic narrator recounts the shipwreck.
122narrateenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narratarioRepeated appeals to “my dear sister” identify the letter's narratee.
123implied authornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

autor implícitoThe implied author seems more skeptical than the confident narrator.
124implied readernoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

lector implícitoUnexplained legal terms suggest an implied reader familiar with court procedure.
125narrative durationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

duración narrativaA whole decade occupies one sentence, creating compressed narrative duration.
126narrative frequencynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

frecuencia narrativaThe repeated account of one accident alters the novel's narrative frequency.
127embedded narrativenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

narrativa incrustadaThe sailor's journal forms an embedded narrative inside the detective plot.
128historiographic metafictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

metaficción historiográficaThe novel uses historiographic metafiction to expose gaps in the official archive.
129psychological realismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

realismo psicológicoPsychological realism makes the protagonist's changing loyalties feel credible.
130regionalismnoun
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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.

regionalismoThe story's regionalism preserves coastal vocabulary and fishing traditions.
131local colornoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

tipismoDescriptions of market calls and monsoon streets provide local color.
132Southern Gothicproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

Gótico sureñoThe decaying estate in the Southern Gothic story conceals a history of exploitation.
133climate fictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

ficción climáticaThe climate fiction novel follows families displaced by rising seas.
134creative nonfictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

no ficción creativaHer creative nonfiction combines verified interviews with vivid scene construction.
135lyric essaynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

ensayo líricoThe lyric essay links fragments of memory through recurring images of water.
136flash fictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

ficción flashThe flash fiction story implies an entire separation through one unopened letter.
137microfictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

microficciónThe microfiction creates a turning point in only three sentences.
138hagiographynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.

hagiografíaThe biography becomes hagiography when it ignores every documented failure.
139Künstlerromannoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

novela de artistaThe Künstlerroman follows a violinist from imitation toward an original style.
140roman à clefnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

romano en claveReaders treated the roman à clef as a disguised account of the campaign.

Narrative Distance and Identity

Reading practice for pages 4–6. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A Künstlerroman traces an artist’s development, while a roman à clef disguises recognizable real people as fictional characters. Within the diegesis, an embedded narrative can challenge the main storyteller’s account. Pragmatics helps readers interpret what characters imply through context, social relationship, and tone rather than through literal wording alone.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

Reading comprehension

1. What does a Künstlerroman trace?

It traces an artist's development.

2. What can an embedded narrative do?

It can challenge the main storyteller's account.

3. What does pragmatics help readers interpret?

It helps readers interpret implied meaning in context.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. The ___ follows a violinist from imitation toward an original style.

Answer: Künstlerroman

2. ___ explains why “Can you open the window?” usually functions as a request.

Answer: pragmatics

3. The sailor's journal forms an ___ inside the detective plot.

Answer: embedded narrative

4. Readers treated the ___ as a disguised account of the campaign.

Answer: roman à clef

5. Music from a character's radio belongs to the film's ___.

Answer: diegesis

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141closet dramanoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

drama de armarioThe closet drama uses scenes too vast for an ordinary stage.
142comedy of mannersnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

comedia de costumbresThe comedy of manners exposes hypocrisy through elegant dinner conversation.
143revenge tragedynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

tragedia de venganzaIn the revenge tragedy, each act of vengeance creates another victim.
144tragicomedynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

tragicomediaThe tragicomedy moves from a threatened execution to an awkward reunion.
145melodramanoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

melodramaThe rescue scene becomes melodrama when the villain announces every cruel intention.
146addresseenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. destinatario 2. consignatarioThe poem's addressee is an absent friend who never answers.
147masculine rhymenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

rima masculina“Defend” and “amend” create a masculine rhyme.
148feminine rhymenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

rima femenina“Duty” and “beauty” form a feminine rhyme.
149metrical footnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

pieThe line's metrical foot alternates an unstressed syllable with a stressed one.
150tetrameternoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

tetrámetroThe ballad's tetrameter gives each long line four strong beats.
151trimeternoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

trímetroThe shorter trimeter line quickens the stanza.
152hexameternoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

hexámetroThe epic's hexameter gives the narration a broad, formal rhythm.
153alexandrinenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

alejandrinoThe closing alexandrine slows the poem with a central pause.
154accentual versenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

verso acentuadoThe accentual verse keeps four beats even when line length changes.
155syllabic versenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

verso silábicoEach line of the syllabic verse contains exactly seven syllables.
156accentual-syllabic versenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

verso acentual-silábicoThe sonnet's accentual-syllabic verse follows a regular sequence of ten syllables.
157nonce formnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

forma nonceThe poet created a nonce form with nine lines and an original rhyme pattern.
158prosopopoeianoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

prosopopeyaThrough prosopopoeia, the ruined city addresses its former residents.
159aposiopesisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. aposiopesis 2. precesiónThe dash marks aposiopesis when the witness cannot finish the threat.
160polyptotonnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. políptoton 2. poliptoton“The judge must judge justly” uses polyptoton.
161isocolonnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

isocolonThe slogan's isocolon balances “we came to learn” with “we stayed to serve.”
162parataxisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

parataxisParataxis gives the passage a blunt rhythm: “Rain fell. Roads closed. We waited.”
163hypotaxisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

hipotaxisHypotaxis lets the sentence distinguish causes, conditions, and consequences.
164appositivenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

apositivoIn “Mae Jemison, an engineer and astronaut, spoke,” the appositive adds information.
165syntactic inversionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

inversión sintáctica“Into the harbor sailed the ship” uses syntactic inversion.
166paralipsisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

paralipsis“I will not discuss his three missed deadlines” is paralipsis.
167discourse communitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

comunidad discursivaMedical researchers form a discourse community with established genres and terms.
168presuppositionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

presuposición“She stopped commuting” carries the presupposition that she once commuted.
169implicaturenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

implicatura“Some essays were clear” may carry the implicature that others were not.
170corpus linguisticsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

lingüística de corpusCorpus linguistics showed that the phrase became common after 1990.
171lingua francanoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. lengua vehicular 2. lengua franca 3. lingua francaSwahili serves as a lingua franca across several East African communities.
172pidginnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

pidginA trade pidgin emerged among sailors who lacked a common language.
173creolenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. criollo 2. lengua criollaChildren acquired the creole as a complete first language.
174etymonnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

étimoThe Latin etymon helps explain the English word's spelling.
175loanwordnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. préstamo lingüístico 2. préstamo“Piano” entered English as a loanword from Italian.

Page 5 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 5.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. The epic's ___ gives the narration a broad, formal rhythm.

Answer: hexameter

2. “Into the harbor sailed the ship” uses ___.

Answer: syntactic inversion

3. The closing ___ slows the poem with a central pause.

Answer: alexandrine

4. “I will not discuss his three missed deadlines” is ___.

Answer: paralipsis

5. The ___ uses scenes too vast for an ordinary stage.

Answer: closet drama

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176calquenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

calco“Flea market” has produced a calque in several languages.
177bathosnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

trivialidadThe heroic speech ends in bathos when the warrior complains about his lunch.
178heteroglossianoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

heteroglosiaThe novel's heteroglossia brings official, regional, and rebellious speech into conflict.
179dialogismnoun
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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.

dialogismoDialogism prevents the novel from granting one character final authority.
180carnivalesqueadjective
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

carnavalescoThe carnivalesque festival lets servants mock their masters.
181liminalitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

1. liminalidad 2. liminaridadThe journey creates liminality as the initiate leaves childhood but has not entered adulthood.
182paratextnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

paratextoThe title and cover form a paratext that frames the novel as a mystery.
183peritextnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

peritextoThe preface and footnotes belong to the book's peritext.
184epitextnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

epitextoAn author's interview can function as epitext for readers of the novel.
185textual apparatusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

aparato textualThe textual apparatus explains why the editor chose one manuscript reading.
186variorumnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

variorumThe variorum lists alternate lines from every surviving draft.
187emendationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

1. emendación 2. emienda 3. enmendaciónThe emendation restores a word blurred in the earliest printing.
188recensionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

recensiónThe northern recension includes a chapter absent from other manuscripts.
189metalepsisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

metalepsisMetalepsis occurs when the author suddenly argues with her own character.
190chronotopenoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

cronotopoThe road chronotope makes travel the setting for meetings and change.
191polyphonynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

polifoníaThe novel's polyphony allows each sibling to challenge the family history.
192monoglossianoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

monoglosiaThe decree's monoglossia permits no alternative account of the event.
193intermedialitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

intermedialidadThe production's intermediality combines live theater, film, and projected text.
194ecocriticismnoun
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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.

ecocríticaEcocriticism reveals how the poem treats the river as more than scenery.
195postcolonialismnoun
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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.

poscolonialismoPostcolonialism guides the essay's analysis of imposed place names.
196reader-response criticismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

crítica de respuesta del lectorReader-response criticism compares how two communities interpret the ending.
197new historicismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

nuevo historicismoNew historicism places the play beside court records and travel accounts.
198poststructuralismnoun
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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.

postestructuralismoPoststructuralism draws attention to contradictions within the category of “civilized.”
199semioticsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

semióticaSemiotics examines how color and clothing signal authority in the film.
200signifiernoun
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Field: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term

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

significanteThe red light is a signifier whose meaning depends on the traffic system.
201anatomical positionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

posición anatómicaIn anatomical position, the palms face forward and the feet point ahead.
202sagittal planenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

plano sagitalA sagittal plane passes from the front of the body to the back.
203coronal planenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

plano coronalThe coronal plane separates anterior structures from posterior ones.
204transverse planenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

plano transversalThe scan shows a transverse plane through the abdomen.
205proximaladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

proximalThe elbow is proximal to the wrist.
206distaladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

distalThe fingers are distal to the shoulder.
207medialadjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

medialThe sternum is medial to the ribs.
208lateraladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

lateralThe lungs are lateral to the heart.
209ventraladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

ventralThe ventral surface of the human body includes the chest.
210dorsaladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

dorsalThe spinal cord lies within the dorsal body cavity.

Page 6 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 6.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. The heroic speech ends in ___ when the warrior complains about his lunch.

Answer: bathos

2. The road ___ makes travel the setting for meetings and change.

Answer: chronotope

3. The ___ separates anterior structures from posterior ones.

Answer: coronal plane

4. The novel's ___ brings official, regional, and rebellious speech into conflict.

Answer: heteroglossia

5. The novel's ___ allows each sibling to challenge the family history.

Answer: polyphony

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211cranialadjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

cranealThe chest is cranial to the abdomen.
212caudaladjective
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

caudalThe pelvis is caudal to the stomach.
213endocytosisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

endocitosisA white blood cell uses endocytosis to engulf a bacterium.
214exocytosisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

exocitosisThe neuron releases transmitter molecules through exocytosis.
215membrane potentialnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

potencial de membranaIon movement changes the neuron's membrane potential.
216depolarizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

despolarizaciónSodium entry causes rapid depolarization of the neuron.
217repolarizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

repolarizaciónPotassium leaving the cell contributes to repolarization.
218receptornoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

receptorInsulin binds to a receptor on the target cell.
219agonistnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice.

agonistaThe drug acts as an agonist at the pain-control receptor.
220thalamusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tálamoThe thalamus directs visual signals toward the occipital cortex.
221hippocampusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

hipocampoDamage to the hippocampus can impair new long-term memories.
222amygdalanoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

amígdalaThe amygdala responds strongly to a suddenly fearful face.
223corpus callosumnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

cuerpo callosoThe corpus callosum carries information between left and right cortical areas.
224myelinnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

mielinaMyelin helps electrical signals travel rapidly along an axon.
225endocrine systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

sistema endocrinoThe endocrine system helps coordinate growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
226feedback loopnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. bulce retroalimentario 2. circuito retroalimenticioA feedback loop adjusts hormone release when blood levels change.
227epidemiologynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject.

epidemiologíaEpidemiology linked contaminated water to the neighborhood outbreak.
228prevalencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

prevalenciaThe survey estimated diabetes prevalence among adults in the region.
229morbiditynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

morbilidadVaccination reduced severe morbidity during the outbreak.
230mortalitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

mortalidadImproved trauma care lowered mortality after road accidents.
231epidemicnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

epidemiaThe city declared an epidemic after measles cases rose sharply.
232pandemicnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. pandémico 2. pandemiaInternational surveillance tracked the pandemic across several regions.
233reservoirnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. embalse 2. pantanoWild birds can serve as a reservoir for some influenza viruses.
234zoonosisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

zoonosisRabies is a zoonosis that can spread through an infected bite.
235risk factornoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

factor de riesgoSmoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer.
236protective factornoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

factor protectorReliable adult support can be a protective factor during adolescence.
237public health surveillancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

vigilancia de salud públicaPublic health surveillance detected an unusual cluster of foodborne illness.
238randomized controlled trialnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

ensayo controlado aleatorioThe randomized controlled trial compared the new therapy with standard care.
239clinical trialnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

ensayo clínicoThe clinical trial monitored both benefits and harmful effects.
240prognosisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. prognosis 2. pronósticoEarly treatment improved the patient's prognosis.
241etiologynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

etiologíaTesting established a viral etiology for the fever.
242pathologynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject.

patologíaThe biopsy revealed pathology consistent with chronic inflammation.
243syndromenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

síndromeThe syndrome includes fatigue, fever, and a distinctive rash.
244comorbiditynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

comorbilidadHypertension is a common comorbidity in patients with diabetes.
245contraindicationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

contraindicaciónA severe allergy is a contraindication for that medication.

Reading a Clinical Report

Reading practice for pages 7–9. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A clinical report separates prevalence, the proportion of a population with a condition, from etiology, the condition’s causes. Prognosis concerns the likely course or outcome. In a different section, researchers describe how depolarization changes a neuron’s membrane potential, allowing an electrical signal to travel along the cell.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

Reading comprehension

1. What does prevalence describe?

Prevalence describes how common a condition is.

2. What does etiology address?

Etiology addresses the causes of a condition.

3. What changes during depolarization?

A neuron's membrane potential changes.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. Early treatment improved the patient's ___.

Answer: prognosis

2. Ion movement changes the neuron's ___.

Answer: membrane potential

3. The survey estimated diabetes ___ among adults in the region.

Answer: prevalence

4. Testing established a viral ___ for the fever.

Answer: etiology

5. Sodium entry causes rapid ___ of the neuron.

Answer: depolarization

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246dosagenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

posologíaThe physician adjusted the dosage according to the child's weight.
247adverse effectnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

efecto adversoDizziness was the most common adverse effect of the drug.
248placebonoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

placeboThe control group received a placebo without the active ingredient.
249nocebonoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

noceboWarnings alone can sometimes contribute to a nocebo response.
250afferent neuronnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

neurona aferenteAn afferent neuron carries the pain signal from the finger toward the spinal cord.
251efferent neuronnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

neurona eferenteAn efferent neuron activates the muscle that withdraws the hand.
252somatic nervous systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

sistema nervioso somáticoThe somatic nervous system allows a pianist to move each finger deliberately.
253autonomic nervous systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

sistema nervioso autónomoThe autonomic nervous system changes heart rate during stress.
254glial cellnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

célula glialA glial cell can nourish neurons and stabilize their environment.
255astrocytenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

astrocitoAn astrocyte helps maintain chemical balance near a synapse.
256microglianoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

microglíaMicroglia remove damaged material after a brain injury.
257oligodendrocytenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

oligodendrocitoOne oligodendrocyte can insulate portions of several axons.
258Schwann cellproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

celda de schwannA Schwann cell wraps one segment of a peripheral nerve fiber.
259axonnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. axón 2. cilindroeje 3. neuritaThe impulse traveled down the axon toward the muscle.
260dendritenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

dendritaEach dendrite collects messages from nearby neurons.
261refractory periodnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. periodo refractario 2. período refractarioThe refractory period helps keep an action potential moving in one direction.
262saltatory conductionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

conducción saltatoriaSaltatory conduction speeds impulses along myelinated nerves.
263acetylcholinenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

acetilcolinaMotor neurons release acetylcholine at skeletal muscles.
264dopaminenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

dopaminaDopamine signaling helps the brain update expectations after a reward.
265serotoninnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

serotoninaSerotonin pathways influence sleep and emotional regulation.
266norepinephrinenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

norepinefrinaNorepinephrine increases arousal during an emergency.
267GABAnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Capitalization focus: GABA is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters.

GABAGABA reduces the likelihood that a nearby neuron will fire.
268glutamatenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

glutamatoGlutamate activates receptors important for learning.
269blood-brain barriernoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

barrera hematoencefálicaThe blood-brain barrier blocks many toxins but also some medicines.
270basal ganglianoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

ganglios basalesThe basal ganglia help initiate a practiced movement.
271medulla oblongatanoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. médula oblonga 2. médula oblongada 3. bulbo raquídeoThe medulla oblongata helps maintain breathing during sleep.
272ponsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. pons 2. puente troncoencefálicoThe pons relays information between the cerebellum and the cortex.
273midbrainnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

mesencéfaloThe midbrain helps turn the eyes toward a sudden flash.
274reticular formationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

formación reticularThe reticular formation helps maintain wakefulness.
275Broca's areaproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: Broca's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

área de brocaDamage to Broca's area can make speech slow and effortful.
276Wernicke's areaproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: Wernicke's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

área de WernickeDamage to Wernicke's area can impair comprehension of spoken words.
277lateralizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

lateralizaciónLanguage shows partial lateralization toward the left hemisphere in many people.
278sensory adaptationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

adaptación sensorialSensory adaptation makes a room's odor less noticeable after several minutes.
279proprioceptionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

1. propiocepción 2. propriocepciónProprioception lets a dancer place a foot without looking down.
280nociceptionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

nocicepciónNociception begins when heat activates receptors in the skin.

Page 8 vocabulary review

Review five selected words from page 8.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. ___ makes a room's odor less noticeable after several minutes.

Answer: sensory adaptation

2. The ___ changes heart rate during stress.

Answer: autonomic nervous system

3. ___ increases arousal during an emergency.

Answer: norepinephrine

4. ___ lets a dancer place a foot without looking down.

Answer: proprioception

5. A ___ can nourish neurons and stabilize their environment.

Answer: glial cell

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281vestibular systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

sistema vestibularThe vestibular system helps stabilize vision while the head turns.
282endocrine axisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

eje endocrinoThe endocrine axis coordinates signals between the brain and thyroid gland.
283hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: hypothalamic + pituitary + adrenal + axis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

eje hipotalámico-pituitario-suprarrenalProlonged stress can repeatedly activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
284cortisolnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

cortisolCortisol levels normally follow a daily rhythm.
285melatoninnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

melatoninaDarkness stimulates melatonin release in the evening.
286thyroxinenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tiroxinaLow thyroxine levels can slow metabolic activity.
287humoral immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

inmunidad humoralHumoral immunity produces antibodies that bind a specific virus.
288cell-mediated immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

inmunidad mediada por célulasCell-mediated immunity can destroy cells infected by a virus.
289lymphocytenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

linfocitoEach lymphocyte recognizes particular molecular targets.
290macrophagenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

macrófagoThe macrophage swallowed bacteria at the wound.
291complement systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

sistema complementoThe complement system marked the bacterium for destruction.
292antimicrobial resistancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

resistencia a los antimicrobianosUnnecessary antibiotic use accelerates antimicrobial resistance.
293nosocomial infectionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

infección nosocomialStrict hand hygiene reduced nosocomial infection in the ward.
294case fatality ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tasa de letalidadEarly treatment lowered the disease's case fatality rate.
295attack ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tasa de ataqueInvestigators calculated the attack rate among guests who ate the salad.
296prevalence rationoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tasa de prevalenciaThe prevalence ratio showed asthma was twice as common in the exposed group.
297incidence ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

tasa de incidenciaThe study reported an incidence rate of five cases per thousand person-years.
298relative risknoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

riesgo relativoA relative risk above one indicated greater illness among exposed workers.
299odds rationoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

razón de probabilidadesThe case-control study used an odds ratio to assess the association.
300outbreak investigationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

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

investigación del broteThe outbreak investigation traced infections to one cooling tower.
301kinematicsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

1. cinemática 2. cinemaKinematics relates the car's position, velocity, and acceleration over time.
302dynamicsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

dinámicaDynamics explains how the applied force changes the cart's motion.
303rotational kinetic energynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

energía cinética rotacionalThe spinning flywheel stores rotational kinetic energy.
304simple harmonic motionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

movimiento armónico simpleA small mass on an ideal spring approximates simple harmonic motion.
305Hooke's lawproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: Hooke's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

ley de HookeHooke's law predicts twice the force for twice the stretch.
306spring constantnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

constante de resorteThe stiffer spring has the larger spring constant.
307dampingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

amortiguamientoAir resistance provides damping that reduces the pendulum's swing.
308driven oscillationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

oscilación impulsadaThe motor creates a driven oscillation in the platform.
309nodenoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

nodoThe string stays still at each node.
310antinodenoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

1. vientre 2. antinodoThe string moves most widely at the antinode.
311fundamental frequencynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

frecuencia fundamentalThe long pipe has a lower fundamental frequency than the short pipe.
312harmonicnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

armónicoThe second harmonic vibrates at twice the fundamental frequency.
313beat frequencynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

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

frecuencia de latidoTwo tones at 440 and 443 hertz create a beat frequency of three hertz.
314sound intensitynoun
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intensidad del sonidoSound intensity decreases as the wave spreads outward.
315index of refractionnoun
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índice de refracciónDiamond has a high index of refraction.

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1. The ___ marked the bacterium for destruction.

Answer: complement system

2. A small mass on an ideal spring approximates ___.

Answer: simple harmonic motion

3. Unnecessary antibiotic use accelerates ___.

Answer: antimicrobial resistance

4. ___ predicts twice the force for twice the stretch.

Answer: Hooke's law

5. Strict hand hygiene reduced ___ in the ward.

Answer: nosocomial infection

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316total internal reflectionnoun
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reflexión interna totalOptical fibers guide light through total internal reflection.
317focal lengthnoun
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distancia focalA short focal length gives the camera a wider field of view.
318real imagenoun
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imagen realThe projector lens forms a real image on the screen.
319virtual imagenoun
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imagen virtualA flat mirror produces a virtual image behind its surface.
320convex lensnoun
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lente convexaA convex lens focuses sunlight to a small point.
321concave lensnoun
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lente cóncavaA concave lens spreads the incoming beam.
322diffraction gratingnoun
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red de difracciónThe diffraction grating spreads white light into distinct colors.
323electric potentialnoun
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potencial electricoThe battery establishes a difference in electric potential.
324electric currentnoun
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corriente eléctricaClosing the switch allows electric current through the lamp.
325Coulomb's lawproper noun
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ley de CoulombCoulomb's law predicts weaker force when the charges move farther apart.
326electric fluxnoun
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flujo electricoElectric flux through the sphere depends on the enclosed charge.
327Gauss's lawproper noun
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ley de gaussGauss's law simplifies the field calculation for a charged sphere.
328magnetic fluxnoun
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flujo magnéticoRotating the coil changes its magnetic flux.
329Faraday's lawproper noun
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ley de faradayFaraday's law explains the voltage produced by the generator.
330Lenz's lawproper noun
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ley de lenzLenz's law predicts the induced field's direction.
331Kirchhoff's rulesproper noun
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Las reglas de KirchhoffKirchhoff's rules determine the currents in the branching circuit.
332Ohm's lawproper noun
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ley de OhmOhm's law gives a current of two amperes through the resistor.
333resistivitynoun
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resistividadCopper's low resistivity makes it useful for wires.
334dielectricnoun
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dieléctricoThe dielectric between capacitor plates increases stored charge.
335transformernoun
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1. transformador 2. transfórmerThe transformer lowers transmission voltage for household use.
336inductornoun
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inductorThe inductor resists a rapid change in current.
337reactancenoun
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reactanciaThe inductor's reactance increases with frequency.
338rms voltagenoun
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voltaje eficazThe meter reports the outlet's rms voltage.
339photoelectric effectnoun
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efecto fotoeléctricoThe photoelectric effect showed that light transfers energy in discrete amounts.
340de Broglie wavelengthproper noun
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longitud de onda de BroglieA faster electron has a shorter de Broglie wavelength.
341wave-particle dualitynoun
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dualidad onda corpúsculoElectron diffraction demonstrates wave-particle duality.
342uncertainty principlenoun
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1. principio de incertidumbre 2. principio de indeterminaciónThe uncertainty principle prevents exact knowledge of both electron position and momentum.
343atomic spectrumnoun
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espectro atómicoHydrogen's atomic spectrum contains a distinct set of lines.
344ground statenoun
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estado fundamentalThe electron returns to the ground state by emitting a photon.
345excited statenoun
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estado excitadoAbsorbed light raises the atom to an excited state.
346binding energynoun
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energía de uniónNuclear binding energy holds protons and neutrons together.
347mass defectnoun
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defecto de masaThe mass defect corresponds to nuclear binding energy.
348nuclear forcenoun
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fuerza nuclearThe nuclear force overcomes electric repulsion at very short distances.
349chain reactionnoun
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1. reacción catenaria 2. reacción en cadenaReleased neutrons sustain the fission chain reaction.
350critical massnoun
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masa críticaBelow critical mass, too many neutrons escape to maintain fission.

Light, Fields, and Measurement

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English reading

Wave-particle duality explains why light and matter display different behaviors in different experiments. In optics, total internal reflection keeps light inside a medium when conditions are right, while focal length describes how a lens focuses rays. Faraday’s law connects changing magnetic flux to induced voltage. The uncertainty principle sets a fundamental limit on simultaneously knowing certain paired quantities.

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Reading comprehension

1. What keeps light inside a medium?

Total internal reflection can keep light inside a medium.

2. What does focal length describe?

It describes how a lens focuses rays.

3. What limit does the uncertainty principle set?

It limits simultaneous knowledge of certain paired quantities.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. Electron diffraction demonstrates ___.

Answer: wave-particle duality

2. Optical fibers guide light through ___.

Answer: total internal reflection

3. ___ explains the voltage produced by the generator.

Answer: Faraday's law

4. The ___ prevents exact knowledge of both electron position and momentum.

Answer: uncertainty principle

5. A short ___ gives the camera a wider field of view.

Answer: focal length

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351fusion reactornoun
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reactor de fusiónThe experimental fusion reactor confines hot plasma with magnetic fields.
352luminositynoun
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luminosidadA blue giant has far greater luminosity than the Sun.
353apparent magnitudenoun
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magnitud aparenteDistance affects a star's apparent magnitude.
354absolute magnitudenoun
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magnitud absolutaAbsolute magnitude allows fair comparison of stars' intrinsic brightness.
355spectral classnoun
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tipo espectralThe Sun belongs to spectral class G.
356Hertzsprung-Russell diagramproper noun
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diagrama de Hertzsprung-RussellThe Hertzsprung-Russell diagram places main-sequence stars along a diagonal band.
357supernovanoun
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supernovaThe supernova briefly outshone its host galaxy.
358pulsarnoun
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1. púlsar 2. pulsarThe pulsar sends a radio pulse past Earth every second.
359event horizonnoun
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1. horizonte de sucesos 2. horizonte de eventosLight crossing the event horizon cannot return to a distant observer.
360escape velocitynoun
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velocidad de escapeA rocket must reach Earth's escape velocity to depart permanently.
361spacetimenoun
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espacio-tiempoMass curves spacetime around a star.
362gravitational lensingnoun
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lentes gravitacionalesGravitational lensing produced multiple images of the distant galaxy.
363dark matternoun
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materia oscuraGalaxy rotation suggests the presence of dark matter.
364dark energynoun
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energía oscuraMeasurements of distant supernovae support the existence of dark energy.
365cosmic inflationnoun
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inflación cósmicaCosmic inflation helps explain the universe's large-scale uniformity.
366blueshiftnoun
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1. corrimiento al azul 2. desplazamiento al azulThe galaxy's blueshift shows that it is moving toward us.
367transiting exoplanetnoun
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exoplaneta en tránsitoThe transiting exoplanet causes a small periodic dip in starlight.
368spectroscopynoun
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espectroscopiaSpectroscopy revealed sodium in the star's atmosphere.
369climate sensitivitynoun
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sensibilidad climáticaClimate sensitivity estimates how strongly warming follows doubled carbon dioxide.
370carbon sequestrationnoun
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secuestro de carbonoForest restoration can contribute to carbon sequestration.
371renewable energynoun
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energía renovableWind and sunlight provide renewable energy without burning fuel.
372grid storagenoun
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almacenamiento en redBattery grid storage saves midday solar power for evening use.
373photovoltaic cellnoun
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celda fotovoltaicaEach photovoltaic cell produces current when sunlight frees charge carriers.
374wind turbinenoun
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1. aerogenerador 2. turbina eólica 3. aeroturbinaThe wind turbine generates more power during steady coastal winds.
375geothermal energynoun
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energía geotérmicaThe town uses geothermal energy for district heating.
376energy densitynoun
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densidad de energiaJet fuel has greater energy density by mass than a typical battery.
377load-bearingadjective
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1. de soporte 2. de carga 3. sostenedorEngineers reinforced the load-bearing column.
378yield strengthnoun
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límite elásticoThe beam must remain below the steel's yield strength.
379fatiguenoun
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1. fatiga 2. fatigaciónMicroscopic cracks revealed metal fatigue in the wing.
380ductilitynoun
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ductilidadCopper's ductility allows it to be drawn into thin wire.
381brittlenessnoun
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fragilidadCold temperatures increased the alloy's brittleness.
382stress concentrationnoun
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concentración de estrésA rounded corner reduces stress concentration in the bracket.
383finite element analysisnoun
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análisis de elementos finitosFinite element analysis predicted where the bridge deck would bend most.
384reference framenoun
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marco de referenciaThe ball's velocity differs between the train's reference frame and the platform's.
385inertial framenoun
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marco inercialNewton's first law holds directly in an inertial frame.

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Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. Microscopic cracks revealed metal ___ in the wing.

Answer: fatigue

2. ___ allows fair comparison of stars' intrinsic brightness.

Answer: absolute magnitude

3. The ___ causes a small periodic dip in starlight.

Answer: transiting exoplanet

4. Copper's ___ allows it to be drawn into thin wire.

Answer: ductility

5. The Sun belongs to ___ G.

Answer: spectral class

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386noninertial framenoun
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marco no inercialThe turning car is a noninertial frame.
387static equilibriumnoun
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equilibrio estáticoThe hanging sign stays in static equilibrium.
388center of massnoun
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centro de masaThe gymnast shifts her center of mass above the beam.
389center of gravitynoun
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centro de gravedadA low center of gravity makes the vehicle harder to tip.
390conservation of angular momentumnoun
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conservación del momento angularConservation of angular momentum makes the skater spin faster when her arms move inward.
391moment of inertianoun
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momento de inerciaMoving mass away from the axis increases moment of inertia.
392damped oscillationnoun
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oscilación amortiguadaThe door closer produces a damped oscillation rather than endless swinging.
393mechanical wavenoun
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onda mecanicaSound is a mechanical wave traveling through air.
394superposition principlenoun
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principio de superposiciónThe superposition principle explains the interference pattern.
395coherent sourcenoun
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fuente coherenteA laser provides a coherent source for the interference experiment.
396electromotive forcenoun
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fuerza electromotrizThe battery's electromotive force drives charge around the circuit.
397terminal voltagenoun
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voltaje terminalInternal resistance makes terminal voltage fall under heavy load.
398internal resistancenoun
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resistencia internaThe old cell's high internal resistance limits its current.
399electric powernoun
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energía eléctricaThe heater's electric power equals voltage multiplied by current.
400magnetic forcenoun
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fuerza magnéticaThe magnetic force bends the electron beam into a curve.
401differentiationnoun
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1. diferenciación 2. derivaciónDifferentiation gives the velocity function from the position function.
402antiderivativenoun
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1. antiderivada 2. primitivaThe function x squared is an antiderivative of 2x.
403fundamental theorem of calculusproper noun
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teorema fundamental del cálculoThe fundamental theorem of calculus lets us evaluate the integral using an antiderivative.
404tangent linenoun
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recta tangenteThe tangent line approximates the graph near x equals two.
405secant linenoun
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recta secanteThe slope of the secant line gives average change over the interval.
406instantaneous ratenoun
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tasa instantáneaThe derivative gives the car's instantaneous rate of change in position.
407average ratenoun
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tasa promedioThe average rate was sixty kilometers per hour over the full trip.
408related ratesnoun
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tarifas relacionadasRelated rates determine how fast the shadow lengthens as the person walks.
409chain rulenoun
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regla de la cadenaThe chain rule differentiates the square of a sine function.
410product rulenoun
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regla del productoThe product rule includes a derivative term for each factor.
411quotient rulenoun
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regla del cocienteThe quotient rule differentiates the rational expression.
412power rulenoun
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regla de poderThe power rule changes x cubed into 3x squared.
413implicit differentiationnoun
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diferenciación implícitaImplicit differentiation finds the slope of the circle.
414definite integralnoun
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integral definidaThe definite integral gives net change from time zero to time five.
415indefinite integralnoun
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integral indefinidaThe indefinite integral includes an arbitrary constant.
416Riemann sumproper noun
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suma de RiemannThe Riemann sum becomes more accurate as the partition narrows.
417area under the curvenoun
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área bajo la curvaThe area under the curve represents total distance when velocity stays positive.
418differential equationnoun
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ecuación diferencialThe differential equation models population change over time.
419initial conditionnoun
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condición inicialThe initial condition states that the tank holds fifty liters at noon.
420slope fieldnoun
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1. campo de pendiente 2. campo de direccionesThe slope field reveals how solutions bend without solving the equation explicitly.

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1. The ___ represents total distance when velocity stays positive.

Answer: area under the curve

2. The door closer produces a ___ rather than endless swinging.

Answer: damped oscillation

3. The slope of the ___ gives average change over the interval.

Answer: secant line

4. The ___ models population change over time.

Answer: differential equation

5. Sound is a ___ traveling through air.

Answer: mechanical wave

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421inverse functionnoun
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1. función recíproca 2. función inversaThe logarithm is an inverse function of the exponential.
422composite functionnoun
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función compuestaThe composite function first squares a number and then takes its sine.
423piecewise functionnoun
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1. función definida por partes 2. función definida por tramosThe tax model is a piecewise function with separate income brackets.
424convergencenoun
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convergenciaThe sequence's convergence is clear as its terms approach zero.
425divergencenoun
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divergenciaThe partial sums grow without bound, showing divergence.
426seriesnoun
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serieThe geometric series adds successively smaller powers.
427infinite seriesnoun
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serie infinitaThe infinite series can still converge to a finite number.
428interval of convergencenoun
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intervalo de convergenciaThe ratio test helps locate the interval of convergence.
429covariancenoun
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1. covariación 2. covarianzaPositive covariance indicates that the two measurements tend to rise together.
430kurtosisnoun
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curtosisHigh kurtosis makes extreme observations more common than in a normal distribution.
431packetnoun
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paqueteThe router forwards each packet toward its destination.
432latencynoun
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latenciaHigh latency made the video call feel unresponsive.
433machine learningnoun
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aprendizaje automáticoMachine learning classified the images after training on labeled examples.
434neural networknoun
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1. red neuronal 2. red neuralThe neural network learned to recognize handwritten digits.
435training datanoun
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datos de entrenamientoBiased training data produced unequal error rates.
436validation datanoun
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datos de validaciónThe team selected the model with the best validation data performance.
437test datanoun
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datos de pruebaTest data were opened only after every design choice was fixed.
438epsilon-delta definitionnoun
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definición épsilon-deltaThe epsilon-delta definition proves that the function approaches three.
439left-hand limitnoun
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límite izquierdoThe left-hand limit equals zero at the jump.
440right-hand limitnoun
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límite derechoThe right-hand limit equals two at the same jump.
441infinite limitnoun
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límite infinitoThe vertical asymptote corresponds to an infinite limit.
442limit at infinitynoun
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límite en el infinitoThe limit at infinity is the horizontal asymptote.
443removable discontinuitynoun
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discontinuidad removibleThe canceled factor leaves a removable discontinuity at x equals four.
444jump discontinuitynoun
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discontinuidad de saltoThe step function has a jump discontinuity at the boundary.
445infinite discontinuitynoun
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discontinuidad infinitaThe reciprocal function has an infinite discontinuity at zero.
446mean value theoremproper noun
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teorema del valor medioThe mean value theorem guarantees one moment when instantaneous speed equaled average speed.
447Rolle's theoremproper noun
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teorema de RolleRolle's theorem ensures a horizontal tangent between the matching endpoints.
448local maximumnoun
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máximo localThe graph reaches a local maximum before descending.
449local minimumnoun
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mínimo localThe cost curve has a local minimum at the efficient output.
450critical pointnoun
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punto críticoEach interior maximum occurs at a critical point.
451inflection pointnoun
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punto de inflexiónThe curve switches from bending downward to upward at the inflection point.
452concavitynoun
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concavidadA positive second derivative indicates upward concavity.
453second derivativenoun
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1. derivada de segundo orden 2. derivada segundaThe second derivative gives acceleration from the position function.
454derivative testnoun
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prueba derivadaThe first derivative test confirms a local minimum.
455L'Hôpital's ruleproper noun
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regla de l'HôpitalL'Hôpital's rule evaluates the zero-over-zero limit.

Interpreting a Difficult Graph

Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A calculus packet asks students to identify a removable discontinuity before evaluating a limit at infinity. For an indeterminate quotient, L’Hôpital’s rule may apply if its conditions are satisfied. A statistics extension then introduces kurtosis as a description of distribution shape, reminding students not to confuse it with the graph’s discontinuity.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

Reading comprehension

1. What appears in the calculus packet?

A removable discontinuity and a limit at infinity appear.

2. When may L'Hôpital's rule apply?

It may apply to an indeterminate quotient when its conditions hold.

3. What does kurtosis describe?

Kurtosis describes an aspect of distribution shape.

Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. The ___ is the horizontal asymptote.

Answer: limit at infinity

2. ___ evaluates the zero-over-zero limit.

Answer: L'Hôpital's rule

3. High ___ makes extreme observations more common than in a normal distribution.

Answer: kurtosis

4. The canceled factor leaves a ___ at x equals four.

Answer: removable discontinuity

5. The router forwards each ___ toward its destination.

Answer: packet

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456u-substitutionnoun
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sustitución por uU-substitution turns the integral into a simple power.
457integration by partsnoun
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integración por partesIntegration by parts handles the product of x and an exponential.
458improper integralnoun
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integral impropiaThe improper integral converges even though its interval is infinite.
459disk methodnoun
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método de discoThe disk method finds the solid formed by rotating the region around the axis.
460washer methodnoun
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método de lavadoThe washer method subtracts the inner radius from the outer disk.
461shell methodnoun
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método de cáscaraThe shell method uses vertical strips around the y-axis.
462arc lengthnoun
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longitud del arcoThe arc length formula gives the cable's curved length.
463surface area of revolutionnoun
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superficie de revoluciónThe surface area of revolution models the outside of the vase.
464separable equationnoun
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ecuación separableThe growth model is a separable equation.
465logistic growth modelnoun
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modelo de crecimiento logísticoThe logistic growth model levels off near the lake's capacity.
466Euler's methodproper noun
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método de EulerEuler's method estimates the next value from the current slope.
467Taylor polynomialproper noun
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polinomio de TaylorA Taylor polynomial approximates cosine near zero.
468Maclaurin seriesproper noun
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serie de MaclaurinThe Maclaurin series represents the exponential as an infinite sum.
469power seriesnoun
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serie de potenciasWithin its radius, the power series defines a function.
470radius of convergencenoun
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radio de convergenciaThe ratio test gives a radius of convergence of two.
471absolute convergencenoun
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convergencia absolutaAbsolute convergence guarantees convergence of the original series.
472conditional convergencenoun
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convergencia condicionalThe alternating harmonic series has conditional convergence.
473divergence testnoun
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prueba de divergenciaThe divergence test rejects the series because its terms approach one.
474ratio testnoun
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prueba de relaciónThe ratio test quickly handles the factorial series.
475root testnoun
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prueba de raízThe root test is useful when each term is raised to the nth power.
476integral testnoun
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prueba integralThe integral test proves that the p-series converges for p greater than one.
477comparison testnoun
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prueba de comparaciónThe comparison test bounds the series by a convergent geometric series.
478alternating seriesnoun
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serie alternanteThe alternating series converges because its term sizes decrease to zero.
479merge sortnoun
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fusionar ordenarMerge sort combines two ordered halves into one ordered list.
480quicksortnoun
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clasificación rápidaQuicksort places smaller values before the pivot and larger ones after it.
481greedy algorithmnoun
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algoritmo codiciosoThe greedy algorithm selects the cheapest available edge without reconsidering earlier choices.
482inheritancenoun
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1. herencia 2. heredadInheritance lets the bicycle class reuse methods from the vehicle class.
483encapsulationnoun
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encapsulaciónEncapsulation protects the account balance behind controlled operations.
484polymorphismnoun
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1. polimorfismo 2. polimorfiaPolymorphism lets the same draw command work for circles and rectangles.
485APInoun
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APIThe weather app uses an API to request forecast data.
486runtimenoun
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tiempo de ejecuciónThe error appeared only at runtime after the user submitted an empty field.
487operating systemnoun
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sistema operativoThe operating system schedules processes and controls file access.
488virtualizationnoun
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virtualizaciónVirtualization lets one server host several isolated machines.
489containerizationnoun
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contenedorizaciónContainerization kept the application consistent across development and production.
490version controlnoun
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control de versionesVersion control preserved the earlier draft and identified who changed each line.

Page 14 vocabulary review

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Cloze vocabulary quiz

1. ___ places smaller values before the pivot and larger ones after it.

Answer: quicksort

2. The ___ represents the exponential as an infinite sum.

Answer: Maclaurin series

3. The ___ selects the cheapest available edge without reconsidering earlier choices.

Answer: greedy algorithm

4. ___ turns the integral into a simple power.

Answer: u-substitution

5. Within its radius, the ___ defines a function.

Answer: power series

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491repositorynoun
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repositorioThe team reviewed the patch in the shared repository.
492merge conflictnoun
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fusionar conflictoBoth developers edited the same line, creating a merge conflict.
493unit testnoun
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prueba unitariaThe unit test verifies that the tax function handles zero income.
494integration testnoun
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prueba de integraciónThe integration test follows a payment from the form to the database.
495firewallnoun
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1. cortafuegos 2. cortafuego 3. firewallThe firewall blocked unsolicited connections from the public internet.
496distributed systemnoun
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sistema distribuidoThe distributed system stores copies of data in several regions.
497concurrencynoun
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simultaneidadConcurrency allows the server to handle many requests without waiting for each to finish.
498algorithmic efficiencynoun
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eficiencia algorítmicaAlgorithmic efficiency matters when the dataset expands to millions of records.
499gradient descentnoun
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descenso de gradienteGradient descent adjusted the model weights after each batch.
500supervised learningnoun
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aprendizaje supervisadoSupervised learning trained the classifier on images labeled by species.
501incorporation doctrinenoun
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doctrina de incorporaciónThe incorporation doctrine made the speech protection enforceable against the state.
502strict scrutinynoun
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estricto escrutinioThe court applied strict scrutiny to the law's racial classification.
503intermediate scrutinynoun
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escrutinio intermedioThe policy had to survive intermediate scrutiny.
504rational basis reviewnoun
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revisión de la base racionalThe economic regulation passed rational basis review.
505stare decisisnoun
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mirar fijamenteStare decisis gave earlier rulings substantial weight.
506judicial activismnoun
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activismo judicialCritics called the broad ruling judicial activism.
507judicial restraintnoun
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restricción judicialJudicial restraint led the court to avoid deciding the wider issue.
508originalismnoun
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originalismoThe justice used originalism to examine eighteenth-century usage.
509textualismnoun
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textualismoTextualism directed the judge to the statute's ordinary wording.
510living Constitutionproper noun
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Constitución vivaThe living Constitution approach treated privacy doctrine as adaptable to new technology.
511federal mandatenoun
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mandato federalThe federal mandate required every state to meet the emissions standard.
512unfunded mandatenoun
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mandato no financiadoThe county objected that the reporting rule was an unfunded mandate.
513block grantnoun
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subvención en bloqueThe block grant let states choose among several housing programs.
514categorical grantnoun
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subvención categóricaThe categorical grant paid only for bridge safety inspections.
515concurrent powersnoun
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poderes concurrentesTaxation belongs among the system's concurrent powers.
516reserved powersnoun
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poderes reservadosLocal licensing is often treated as one of the states' reserved powers.
517enumerated powersnoun
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poderes enumeradosThe power to coin money is among Congress's enumerated powers.
518implied powersnoun
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poderes implícitosCreating a national bank was defended through implied powers.
519necessary and proper clauseproper noun
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cláusula necesaria y adecuadaCongress invoked the necessary and proper clause to implement its taxing power.
520commerce clauseproper noun
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cláusula de comercioThe court considered whether the commerce clause covered the local activity.
521supremacy clauseproper noun
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cláusula de supremacíaThe supremacy clause invalidated the contradictory state requirement.
522establishment clauseproper noun
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cláusula de establecimientoThe establishment clause prevents the city from declaring an official faith.
523free exercise clauseproper noun
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cláusula de libre ejercicioThe claimant argued that the rule burdened the free exercise clause.
524writ of habeas corpusnoun
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recurso de habeas corpusThe prisoner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging his confinement.
525ex post facto lawnoun
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ley ex post factoThe constitution prohibits an ex post facto law.

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1. The ___ verifies that the tax function handles zero income.

Answer: unit test

2. The ___ follows a payment from the form to the database.

Answer: integration test

3. The ___ blocked unsolicited connections from the public internet.

Answer: firewall

4. The ___ stores copies of data in several regions.

Answer: distributed system

5. ___ allows the server to handle many requests without waiting for each to finish.

Answer: concurrency

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526bill of attaindernoun
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factura de culpableThe measure was challenged as a bill of attainder.
527eminent domainnoun
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expropiaciónThe city used eminent domain to acquire land for the rail line.
528probable causenoun
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causa probableThe affidavit supplied probable cause for the search.
529search warrantnoun
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1. orden de cateo 2. orden de registroOfficers obtained a search warrant for the warehouse.
530exclusionary rulenoun
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Word study: Term structure: exclusionary + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

regla de exclusiónThe exclusionary rule kept the unlawfully seized records out of trial.
531grand jurynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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gran juradoThe prosecutor presented witnesses to the grand jury.
532indictmentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.

formulación de cargosThe indictment listed three counts of fraud.
533arraignmentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.

1. acusación 2. orden de comparecenciaAt the arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty.
534plea bargainnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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1. colaboración premiada 2. delación premiada 3. conformidad del acusadoThe defendant accepted a plea bargain that dismissed one count.
535tortnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. delito civil 2. agravio extracontractual 3. tortThe unauthorized disclosure could constitute a privacy tort.
536negligencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

negligenciaThe jury found negligence because the company ignored the damaged railing.
537malpracticenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

mala praxisThe lawsuit alleged medical malpractice during surgery.
538contract lawnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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derecho de los contratosContract law determines whether the unsigned promise can be enforced.
539breach of contractnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

incumplimiento de contratoLate delivery constituted a breach of contract.
540trademarknoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. marca registrada 2. marcaThe company registered its name as a trademark.
541antitrustadjective
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. antimonopolio 2. antimonopolistaAntitrust regulators challenged the merger.
542oligopolynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

oligopolioThe airline route operates as an oligopoly with three major carriers.
543perfect competitionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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competencia perfectaIn perfect competition, each small firm accepts the market price.
544monopolistic competitionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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competencia monopolísticaRestaurants often operate under monopolistic competition.
545market failurenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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fallo de mercadoPollution creates market failure when its social cost is not priced.
546public goodnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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bien públicoA warning siren is a public good for everyone nearby.
547common resourcenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

recurso comúnAn unregulated fishery is a common resource vulnerable to depletion.
548asymmetric informationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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información asimétricaUsed-car sales may involve asymmetric information about hidden defects.
549adverse selectionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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selección adversaAdverse selection raised insurance costs when healthier customers left.
550moral hazardnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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riesgo moralFull reimbursement may create moral hazard if firms ignore prevention.
551price ceilingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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precio topeThe price ceiling created shortages when set below equilibrium.
552price floornoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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precio mínimoThe agricultural price floor kept the market price above equilibrium.
553minimum wagenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. salario mínimo 2. salario mínimo interprofesional 3. SMIThe legislature raised the minimum wage.
554price elasticitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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elasticidad precioHigh price elasticity caused sales to fall sharply after the increase.
555income elasticitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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elasticidad ingresoPositive income elasticity indicates that demand rises with income.
556cross-price elasticitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

elasticidad cruzada de preciosPositive cross-price elasticity suggested the two drinks were substitutes.
557consumer surplusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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excedente del consumidorThe discount increased consumer surplus for early purchasers.
558producer surplusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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excedente del productorHigher market prices expanded producer surplus.
559deadweight lossnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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pérdida de peso muertoThe tax created deadweight loss by preventing mutually beneficial trades.
560marginal costnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

costo marginalThe factory expanded output while price exceeded marginal cost.

Limits on Government Power

Reading practice for pages 16–18. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A bill of attainder punishes a named person without a judicial trial, so constitutional systems prohibit it. Eminent domain is different: government may acquire property for public use under legal conditions. In criminal procedure, probable cause can support a search warrant, while the exclusionary rule may prevent unlawfully obtained evidence from being used in court.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

Reading comprehension

1. Why is a bill of attainder prohibited?

It imposes punishment without a judicial trial.

2. What does eminent domain concern?

It concerns government acquisition of property for public use.

3. What can probable cause support?

Probable cause can support a search warrant.

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561marginal benefitnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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beneficio marginalThe marginal benefit of another study hour eventually declined.
562absolute advantagenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

ventaja absolutaThe sunny region has an absolute advantage in solar generation.
563appreciationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

apreciaciónCurrency appreciation made imported machinery cheaper.
564labor force participationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

participación en la fuerza laboralLabor force participation fell as more workers stopped searching.
565real GDPnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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PIB realReal GDP rose, showing growth beyond inflation.
566nominal GDPnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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PIB nominalNominal GDP increased partly because prices rose.
567reserve requirementnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

requisito de reservaA higher reserve requirement can limit deposit-based lending.
568open market operationsnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

operaciones de mercado abiertoThe central bank used open market operations to add liquidity.
569progressive taxnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

impuesto progresivoThe progressive tax applies higher rates to higher brackets.
570regressive taxnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

impuesto regresivoA uniform sales tax can be regressive tax policy.
571proportional taxnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

impuesto proporcionalUnder a proportional tax, every household pays ten percent of taxable income.
572budget deficitnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. déficit presupuestario 2. déficit públicoEmergency spending widened the annual budget deficit.
573national debtnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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deuda públicaRepeated deficits added to the national debt.
574constitutional conventionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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convención constitucionalDelegates debated representation at the constitutional convention.
575amendment processnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

proceso de enmiendaThe amendment process requires more agreement than ordinary legislation.
576amicus curiaenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

amicus curiaeA medical association filed an amicus curiae brief.
577appellate jurisdictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

jurisdicción de apelaciónThe supreme court exercised appellate jurisdiction over the dispute.
578original jurisdictionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

jurisdicción originalThe trial court has original jurisdiction in the lawsuit.
579judicial standingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

situación judicialThe court dismissed the case for lack of judicial standing.
580mootnessnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state.

discutibleThe student's graduation raised a question of mootness.
581ripenessnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state.

1. madurez 2. sazónThe challenge lacked ripeness because the rule had not taken effect.
582class-action lawsuitnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

demanda colectivaConsumers joined a class-action lawsuit over the defective product.
583injunctionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. medida cautelar 2. medidas cautelares 3. requerimiento judicialThe judge issued an injunction stopping demolition.
584discoverynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

descubrimientoDuring discovery, each side produced relevant emails.
585reasonable doubtnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

duda razonableThe unexplained timeline created reasonable doubt.
586preponderance of evidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

preponderancia de la evidenciaThe plaintiff proved negligence by a preponderance of evidence.
587strict liabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

responsabilidad estrictaThe statute applies strict liability to sellers of the prohibited chemical.
588mens reanoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

mente reaThe prosecution had to prove mens rea as well as the act.
589actus reusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

acto reusThe court identified the unauthorized transfer as the actus reus.
590felonynoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. crimen 2. delito 3. feloníaThe charge was classified as a felony.
591misdemeanornoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. contravención 2. falta 3. mala conductaThe first offense was treated as a misdemeanor.
592sentencing guidelinenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

pauta de sentenciaThe judge considered the sentencing guideline and the defendant's circumstances.
593parolenoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

1. ser puesto en libertad condicional 2. libertad condicionalThe board granted parole after evidence of rehabilitation.
594probationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

periodo de pruebaProbation required regular reporting and treatment.
595recidivismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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

reincidenciaEducation programs were associated with lower recidivism.

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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.

justicia restaurativaThe 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.

justicia retributivaRetributive 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.

lobbyEnvironmental 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.

comité de acción políticaThe political action committee contributed to several candidates.
600super PACnoun
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Field: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term

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súper 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.

imaginación sociológicaSociological 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.

estructura socialThe 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.

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

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estado adscritoAge 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.

estatus alcanzadoLicensed 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.

conflicto de rolesRole 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.

tensión de rolThe 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.

grupo de referenciaThe 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.

dentro del grupoTeam 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.

grupo externoThe 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.

grupo primarioHer 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.

grupo secundarioThe 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.

racionalizaciónRationalization 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.

1. alienación 2. enajenaciónRepetitive 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.

anomiaRapid 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.

aberraciónWhat 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.

control socialPraise, 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.

moresThe 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.

costumbres popularesGreeting 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.

tabúThe 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

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difusión culturalTrade 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.

rezago culturalPrivacy 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.

subculturaSkateboarders 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.

contraculturaThe counterculture challenged conventional ideas about work and consumption.
625pluralismnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

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

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1. multiculturalismo 2. pluriculturalismoThe 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.

estratificaciónProperty 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.

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

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movilidad intergeneracionalThe 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

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movilidad intrageneracionalHer move from apprentice to company director shows intragenerational mobility.

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631meritocracynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -cracy relates to rule or a system of government.

meritocraciaA true meritocracy would require fair access to preparation.
632socioeconomic statusnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

estatus socioeconómicoSocioeconomic status influenced access to stable housing.
633cultural capitalnoun
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Word study: Term structure: cultural + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

capital culturalFamiliarity with academic conventions served as cultural capital.
634social capitalnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

capital socialNeighbors used social capital to organize childcare after the storm.
635intersectionalitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

1. interseccionalidad 2. transversalidadIntersectionality explains why one policy affects women differently across class and race.
636institutional discriminationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

discriminación institucionalThe inaccessible application process created institutional discrimination against disabled applicants.
637implicit biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

sesgo implícitoBlind review reduced implicit bias linked to applicants' names.
638stereotype threatnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

amenaza de estereotipoStereotype threat reduced scores when identity was emphasized before the test.
639self-fulfilling prophecynoun
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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.

profecía autocumplidaLow expectations became a self-fulfilling prophecy when students received fewer opportunities.
640labeling theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría del etiquetadoLabeling theory examines how being called delinquent changes later treatment.
641conflict theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría del conflictoConflict theory asks who benefits from the housing policy.
642functionalismnoun
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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.

funcionalismoFunctionalism studies how schools transmit shared norms.
643symbolic interactionismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

interaccionismo simbólicoSymbolic interactionism examines how a uniform signals authority.
644feminist theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría feministaFeminist theory revealed unpaid care work missing from the economic model.
645critical race theorynoun
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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.

teoría crítica de la razaCritical race theory analyzes the long-term effects of housing rules.
646social constructionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

construcción socialThe meaning of childhood is partly a social construction that changes over time.
647collective behaviornoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

comportamiento colectivoThe sudden crowd response was a form of collective behavior.
648social movementnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

movimiento socialThe social movement built support for disability access.
649resource mobilizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

movilización de recursosResource mobilization allowed the campaign to open regional offices.
650framing processnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

proceso de encuadreThe framing process presented clean water as a public-health right.
651diffusion of responsibilitynoun
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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.

difusión de responsabilidadDiffusion of responsibility made each witness wait for someone else to call.
652bystander effectnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

efecto espectadorThe bystander effect weakened when one person directly requested assistance.
653groupthinknoun
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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.

pensamiento de grupoGroupthink prevented the committee from testing its favored plan.
654persuasionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

1. persuasión 2. chamuyoThe campaign's persuasion relied on credible evidence and trusted messengers.
655moral reasoningnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

razonamiento moralHer moral reasoning weighed fairness against the risk of harm.
656moral relativismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

relativismo moralMoral relativism questions whether one society's customs provide a universal standard.
657moral absolutismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

absolutismo moralMoral absolutism led him to reject lying even to prevent embarrassment.
658beneficencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

de beneficenciaBeneficence supported offering treatment after the trial.
659nonmaleficencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

no maleficenciaNonmaleficence required stopping the procedure when risk increased.
660cultivation theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría del cultivoCultivation theory predicts that constant crime dramas may exaggerate perceived danger.
661spiral of silencenoun
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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.

espiral de silencioA spiral of silence formed when dissenters feared public ridicule.
662algorithmic biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

sesgo algorítmicoAlgorithmic bias caused the screening tool to reject qualified applicants unevenly.
663surveillancenoun
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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.

vigilanciaWorkplace surveillance recorded every keyboard pause.
664dramaturgical analysisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

análisis dramatúrgicoDramaturgical analysis compares the employee's formal meeting behavior with backstage conversation.
665presentation of selfnoun
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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.

presentación de uno mismoHer careful presentation of self emphasized competence during the interview.

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.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

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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666impression managementnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

gestión de impresionesThe company used selective photographs for impression management.
667total institutionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

institución totalA prison is a total institution with tightly scheduled routines.
668resocializationnoun
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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.

resocializaciónMilitary training uses resocialization to establish new expectations.
669anticipatory socializationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

socialización anticipatoriaThe internship provided anticipatory socialization for future engineers.
670hidden curriculumnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

currículum ocultoWaiting silently for permission was part of the school's hidden curriculum.
671credentialismnoun
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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.

1. credencialismo 2. titulitisCredentialism excluded experienced workers who lacked a degree.
672trackingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

1. interletrado 2. interletrajeEarly tracking limited access to advanced mathematics.
673social reproductionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

reproducción socialUnequal school funding contributed to social reproduction.
674medicalizationnoun
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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.

medicalizaciónMedicalization changed shyness from a personality description into a possible diagnosis.
675secularizationnoun
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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.

secularizaciónSecularization moved some schools from church control to public administration.
676rational choice theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría de la elección racionalRational choice theory predicts voting when expected benefits outweigh effort.
677exchange theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría del intercambioExchange theory examines how unequal dependence shifts power.
678network theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría de redesNetwork theory showed how one central account spread the message.
679social networknoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

red socialHer social network connected job seekers with local employers.
680weak tiesnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

lazos débilesWeak ties introduced the graduate to opportunities outside her close friends.
681strong tiesnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

lazos fuertesStrong ties supplied daily care during recovery.
682group polarizationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

polarización de grupoGroup polarization made the online forum's opinions more severe.
683deindividuationnoun
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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.

desindividuaciónMasks and darkness increased deindividuation in the crowd.
684social facilitationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

facilitación socialSocial facilitation helped the runner maintain pace before spectators.
685social loafingnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

holgazanería socialAssigning visible responsibilities reduced social loafing.
686normative influencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

influencia normativaNormative influence led him to applaud a joke he disliked.
687informational influencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

influencia informativaDuring the emergency, informational influence made travelers follow local residents.
688reciprocity normnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

norma de reciprocidadThe reciprocity norm encouraged neighbors to repay earlier help.
689door-in-the-face techniquenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

técnica de puerta en caraThe fundraiser used the door-in-the-face technique by requesting a huge donation first.
690foot-in-the-door techniquenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

técnica del pie en la puertaThe foot-in-the-door technique began with signing a petition and ended with volunteering.
691elaboration likelihood modelnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

modelo de probabilidad de elaboraciónThe elaboration likelihood model predicts deeper change when listeners examine evidence closely.
692central routenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

ruta centralThe detailed policy comparison appealed through the central route.
693peripheral routenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

ruta periféricaThe celebrity endorsement relied on the peripheral route.
694attribution theorynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

teoría de la atribuciónAttribution theory examines whether observers blame personality or circumstances.
695dispositional attributionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

atribución disposicionalCalling the late employee careless is a dispositional attribution.
696situational attributionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

atribución situacionalBlaming the transit breakdown is a situational attribution.
697overconfidence biasnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

sesgo de exceso de confianzaOverconfidence bias made forecasters report narrower ranges than their record justified.
698sunk cost fallacynoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

falacia del costo hundidoThe sunk cost fallacy kept the company funding an ineffective project.
699halo effectnoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

efecto haloThe candidate's confident speech created a halo effect around her technical answers.
700availability cascadenoun
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Field: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term

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

cascada de disponibilidadAn availability cascade made the rare danger seem common.

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701abeyancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. suspensión 2. desuso 3. suspensoThe disputed permit remained in abeyance until the court ruled.
702abjureverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

abjurarThe witness agreed to abjure violence and support peaceful negotiation.
703abscondverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. huir 2. evadirse 3. fugarseThe treasurer tried to abscond with the missing funds.
704acerbitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

acerbidadThe review's acerbity turned criticism into personal attack.
705adumbrateverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

bosquejarWriters often adumbrate a later conflict through an opening image.
706aggrandizeverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.

1. engrandecer 2. ensalzar 3. enaltecerThe ruler used monuments to aggrandize his dynasty.
707approbatoryadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

aprobatorioThe committee's approbatory report recommended immediate renewal.
708asceticismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. ascetismo 2. ascéticaHer asceticism included simple food and few possessions.
709asperitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

1. aspereza 2. asperidadHe answered with asperity after the repeated accusation.
710atavisticadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

atávicoThe novel depicts the feud as an atavistic return to clan violence.
711balefuladjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. funesto 2. torvoThe guard cast a baleful glance toward the intruder.
712beatificadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

beatíficoA beatific smile spread across her face as the choir began.
713biliousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. atrabiliario 2. colérico 3. atrabiliosoThe bilious columnist attacked every proposal without offering an alternative.
714blandishmentnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.

blandiciaNo blandishment could persuade the auditor to ignore the missing records.
715bovineadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. bovino 2. vacunoThe audience's bovine stare suggested boredom rather than calm attention.
716carpingadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

rezongarThe carping review complains about punctuation but ignores the argument.
717chronicitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

cronicidadThe condition's chronicity requires long-term management.
718circumstantialadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

circunstancialThe case was circumstantial, relying on timing and location rather than an eyewitness.
719complaisantadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. complaciente 2. complacedor 3. complacederoThe complaisant aide approved every request without examining its cost.
720compunctionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. compunción 2. remordimientoShe felt compunction after taking credit for her colleague's idea.
721concomitantnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

concomitanteTemporary noise was an unavoidable concomitant of the renovation.
722consanguineousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. carnal 2. consanguíneoThe archive traces consanguineous ties among the region's ruling families.
723contraveneverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. conculcar 2. contravenirThe secret search would contravene the agency's privacy policy.
724contumaciousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

insubordinadoThe judge sanctioned the contumacious witness for refusing every lawful order.
725corpulentadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

corpulentoThe portrait shows a corpulent merchant seated beside a lavish meal.
726diffidencenoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

abarrancaderoHer diffidence disappeared when the discussion turned to her research.
727eclecticismnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

eclecticismoThe building's eclecticism combines classical columns with modern glass.
728elegiacadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. elegíaco 2. elegiacoThe memoir's elegiac final chapter remembers a vanished neighborhood.
729emollientnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

emolienteThe pharmacist recommended an emollient for the dry, irritated skin.
730encomiasticadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

encomiásticoThe encomiastic biography overlooks the leader's documented failures.
731ennuinoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. tedio 2. aburrimiento 3. apatíaMonths of identical routine left him in deep ennui.
732epigrammaticadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

epigramáticoHer epigrammatic conclusion compresses the essay into one sharp sentence.
733ersatzadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

remedoThe set used ersatz marble made from painted plastic.
734execrableadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

execrableThe restaurant closed after an inspection found execrable hygiene.
735extirpateverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. extirpar 2. desceparThe conservation team worked to extirpate the invasive weed from the island.

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736feignverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. aparentar 2. hacer el papel 3. hacer papelThe spy chose to feign illness to avoid the meeting.
737fulsomeadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

de mal gustoThe advertisement's fulsome praise made the ordinary device sound miraculous.
738iconoclasmnoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. iconoclasia 2. iconoclastiaThe artist's iconoclasm challenged the museum's definition of fine art.
739idiosyncraticadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. idiosincrático 2. idiosincrásicoThe director's idiosyncratic style uses long silences and abrupt music.
740insouciantadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

descuidadoHis insouciant response ignored the seriousness of the safety warning.
741lugubriousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. lúgubre 2. lóbrego 3. sombríoThe actor delivered the comic complaint in a lugubrious voice.
742mendaciousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. mentiroso 2. embustero 3. mendazThe mendacious report concealed both the cost and the delay.
743meretriciousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

meretricioThe proposal's meretricious graphics could not hide its weak evidence.
744munificentadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. generoso 2. desprendido 3. dadivosoA munificent donor funded the clinic for ten years.
745palatableadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

1. sabroso 2. apetecible 3. comibleThe compromise made the reform more palatable to cautious voters.
746pejorativeadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.

peyorativoThe editor removed a pejorative label from the neutral report.
747portentousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

portentosoThe narrator's portentous warning prepares readers for the collapse.
748rarefyverb
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. rarificar 2. enrarecer 3. rarefacerHigh altitude can rarefy the air enough to impair breathing.
749refractoryadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

refractarioThe refractory infection did not respond to standard antibiotics.
750seminaladjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: seminal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

influyenteThe scientist's seminal paper established a new research field.
751truculentadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

truculentoThe minister's truculent reply threatened the fragile truce.
752whimsicaladjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. caprichoso 2. antojadizoThe illustrator filled the map with whimsical sea creatures.
753quiescentadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

quiescenteThe volcano has remained quiescent for decades.
754redoubtableadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

aterradorShe became a redoubtable opponent of censorship.
755remissadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

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

1. flojo 2. descuidado 3. remisoThe agency was remiss in failing to inspect the bridge.
756risibleadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: risible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

risibleThe spokesperson's risible excuse convinced no one.
757sardonicadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: sardonic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

sardónicoThe narrator offers a sardonic comment on every ceremony.
758solipsisticadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: solipsistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

egocéntricoThe memoir becomes solipsistic when it ignores every other perspective.
759stultifyverb
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ify commonly forms a verb meaning to make or become.

ridiculizarRigid rules can stultify creative teaching.
760supplantverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: supplant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

suplantarDigital photography began to supplant film.
761transmuteverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: transmute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. transmutar 2. trasmutarThe poet can transmute grief into art.
762trenchantadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: trenchant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

cortanteHer trenchant critique exposed the policy's contradiction.
763unassailableadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

inexpugnableThe conclusion seemed unassailable until new data appeared.
764unfetteredadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: unfettered is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

desencadenadoThe law does not permit unfettered surveillance.
765vauntedadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: vaunted is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

cacareadoThe company's vaunted efficiency failed during the emergency.
766veritableadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

verdaderoThe archive is a veritable treasure of firsthand accounts.
767wanadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: wan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

palidezAfter the long illness, he looked wan.
768zealotnoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: zealot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. zelote 2. zelota 3. fanáticoThe novel distinguishes a committed activist from a violent zealot.
769abstemiousadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. abstemio 2. sobrioHer abstemious habits contrasted with the banquet's excess.
770arrantadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: arrant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

redomadoThe forged quotation was arrant dishonesty.

The Fulsome Tribute

Reading practice for pages 22–23. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A critic refuses to feign admiration for an idiosyncratic new sculpture. Its playful iconoclasm challenges familiar public monuments, yet the artist appears insouciant about public anger. At the opening, a sponsor offers fulsome praise so excessive that listeners question whether it is sincere.

Spanish translation

A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.

Reading comprehension

1. What does the critic refuse to feign?

The critic refuses to feign admiration.

2. How does the artist respond to anger?

The artist appears insouciant.

3. Why does the praise seem doubtful?

The fulsome praise is so excessive that it seems insincere.

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771aververb
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Word study: Base-form focus: aver is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

asegurarThe witness continued to aver that the signature was genuine.
772bellicoseadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: bellicose is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

belicosoThe leader's bellicose speech alarmed neighboring states.
773beneficentadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: beneficent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. benéfico 2. benefactor 3. bienhechorThe beneficent foundation supplied clean water to remote villages.
774cavilverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: cavil is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. poner reparos 2. poner peros 3. poner pegasReviewers may cavil at the font, but the data remain convincing.
775chauvinismnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

1. chovinismo 2. patrioterismoNational chauvinism led the speaker to dismiss every foreign achievement.
776circumspectionnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

precaución, cuidado, cautelaThe unresolved evidence required circumspection from investigators.
777commensurabilitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.

conmensurabilidadDifferent grading scales complicated the scores' commensurability.
778contritionnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

contriciónHis contrition was evident in the apology and restitution.
779declivitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

1. bajada 2. declive 3. declividadLoose stones made the steep declivity dangerous.
780desiccatedadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: desiccated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

desecadoThe desiccated specimen crumbled when exposed to air.
781dispositiveadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.

dispositivoThe newly dated letter was dispositive evidence of ownership.
782effulgentadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: effulgent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

brillanteThe moon appeared effulgent above the dark lake.
783enjoinverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: enjoin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

mandarThe court will enjoin the company from dumping waste.
784enmitynoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: enmity is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. enemistad 2. desamistad 3. inimiciciaYears of enmity made cooperation difficult.
785equableadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: equable is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

calmoHer equable temperament helped during the crisis.
786extemporizeverb
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.

improvisarWhen the notes disappeared, the lecturer had to extemporize.
787factitiousadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

facticioThe advertisement manufactured a factitious sense of urgency.
788fecunditynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

fertilidadThe writer's fecundity yielded three novels in two years.
789hectorverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: hector is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

intimidarThe supervisor tried to hector employees into unpaid overtime.
790imprecationnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

imprecaciónThe angry character ends his speech with an imprecation.
791indigencenoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

1. indigencia 2. inopiaThe relief program provides legal aid to people facing indigence.
792inefficaciousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

ineficaz, inoperanteThe diluted treatment proved inefficacious against the infection.
793interdictverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: interdict is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

interdecirThe treaty will interdict the sale of the banned weapon.
794lassitudenoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: lassitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

lasitudThe fever left her with several days of lassitude.
795mendacitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

mentiraRepeated contradictions exposed the official's mendacity.
796pecuniaryadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: pecuniary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. monetario 2. pecuniarioThe court awarded pecuniary damages for lost wages.
797perspicuitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

perspicuidadThe manual's perspicuity helped beginners complete the repair.
798quotidianadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: quotidian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. cotidiano 2. cuotidianoThe novel finds meaning in quotidian routines such as cooking and commuting.
799recalcitrancenoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

cabezoneríaThe agency's recalcitrance delayed release of the records.
800sanguinaryadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: sanguinary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

sanguinarioThe historian rejects the general's sanguinary plan as needless slaughter.

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