English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview
11th Grade Vocabulary Words
Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 596 | restorative justice | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: restorative + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | យុត្តិធម៌ស្តារឡើងវិញ | The restorative justice meeting produced restitution and a safety plan. |
| 597 | retributive justice | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: retributive + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | យុត្តិធម៌សងសឹក | Retributive justice focuses on what penalty the offense deserves. |
| 598 | lobbying | noun StudyField: 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. | ការបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល | Environmental groups used lobbying to support the conservation bill. |
| 599 | political action committee | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: political + action + committee. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | គណៈកម្មាធិការសកម្មភាពនយោបាយ | The political action committee contributed to several candidates. |
| 600 | super PAC | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: super + PAC. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | PAC ទំនើប | The super PAC purchased advertisements but could not direct the campaign. |
| 601 | sociological imagination | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: sociological + imagination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការស្រមើលស្រមៃសង្គមវិទ្យា | Sociological imagination links one worker's layoff to changes in the regional economy. |
| 602 | social structure | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសង្គម | The social structure shapes who controls land and education. |
| 603 | social institution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + institution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ស្ថាប័នសង្គម | The family is a social institution that varies across cultures. |
| 604 | ascribed status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: ascribed + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ស្ថានភាពដែលបានកំណត់ | Age can function as an ascribed status. |
| 605 | achieved status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: achieved + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ស្ថានភាពដែលសម្រេចបាន។ | Licensed physician is an achieved status requiring extensive training. |
| 606 | role conflict | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: role + conflict. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ជម្លោះតួនាទី | Role conflict arose when the manager had to evaluate a close friend. |
| 607 | role strain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: role + strain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ភាពតានតឹងតួនាទី | The teacher experienced role strain while supporting students and enforcing deadlines. |
| 608 | reference group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: reference + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ក្រុមយោង | The young musician treated the orchestra as a reference group. |
| 609 | in-group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: in + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ក្នុងក្រុម | Team rituals strengthened loyalty to the in-group. |
| 610 | out-group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: out + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ក្រុមក្រៅ | The campaign unfairly blamed an out-group for complex problems. |
| 611 | primary group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: primary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ក្រុមបឋម | Her family formed a primary group providing daily emotional support. |
| 612 | secondary group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: secondary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ក្រុមបន្ទាប់បន្សំ | The professional association is a secondary group. |
| 613 | rationalization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | សនិទានកម្ម | Rationalization turned the informal workshop into a timed production system. |
| 614 | alienation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ការផ្តាច់ខ្លួន | Repetitive tasks created alienation from the finished product. |
| 615 | anomie | noun StudyField: 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. | អាណូមី | Rapid economic collapse produced anomie as old rules lost authority. |
| 616 | deviance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | គម្លាត | What counts as deviance differs across communities and eras. |
| 617 | social control | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការគ្រប់គ្រងសង្គម | Praise, ridicule, school rules, and laws all exercise social control. |
| 618 | mores | noun StudyField: 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. | ច្រើនទៀត | The community's mores condemn deliberate betrayal. |
| 619 | folkways | noun StudyField: 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. | ផ្លូវប្រជាប្រិយ | Greeting practices are folkways that vary by region. |
| 620 | taboo | noun StudyField: 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. | បម្រាម | The novel breaks a taboo by discussing the hidden illness openly. |
| 621 | cultural diffusion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + diffusion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការរីករាលដាលនៃវប្បធម៌ | Trade accelerated cultural diffusion of foods and musical instruments. |
| 622 | cultural lag | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + lag. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ភាពយឺតយ៉ាវនៃវប្បធម៌ | Privacy law showed cultural lag after facial recognition spread. |
| 623 | subculture | noun StudyField: 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. | វប្បធម៌រង | Skateboarders formed a subculture with their own vocabulary and style. |
| 624 | counterculture | noun StudyField: 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. | ប្រឆាំងវប្បធម៌ | The counterculture challenged conventional ideas about work and consumption. |
| 625 | pluralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | ពហុនិយម | Religious pluralism permits different communities to practice openly. |
| 626 | multiculturalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | ពហុវប្បធម៌ | The curriculum's multiculturalism includes histories from several communities. |
| 627 | stratification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ការធ្វើស្រទាប់ | Property ownership contributed to long-term stratification. |
| 628 | social mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការចល័តសង្គម | Expanded schooling increased some students' social mobility. |
| 629 | intergenerational mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: intergenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការចល័តអន្តរតំណពូជ | The survey measured intergenerational mobility by comparing parents' and children's incomes. |
| 630 | intragenerational mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: intragenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការចល័តបន្តពូជ | Her move from apprentice to company director shows intragenerational mobility. |
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Common Core: Language Standards for Grades 11–12
- OpenStax: Writing Guide with Handbook
- OpenStax: Anatomy and Physiology 2e
- OpenStax: Physics
- OpenStax: Calculus Volume 1
- OpenStax: American Government 3e
- OpenStax: Principles of Economics 3e
- OpenStax: Introduction to Sociology 3e
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- The Princeton Review, Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary (Privately Owned KSSR Materials; bibliographic calibration only).

