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.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 246 | dosage | noun StudyField: 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. | កិតើ | The physician adjusted the dosage according to the child's weight. |
| 247 | adverse effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: adverse + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ផលប៉ះពាល់អវិជ្ជមាន | Dizziness was the most common adverse effect of the drug. |
| 248 | placebo | noun StudyField: 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. | ថ្នាំ placebo | The control group received a placebo without the active ingredient. |
| 249 | nocebo | noun StudyField: 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. | ណូសេបូ | Warnings alone can sometimes contribute to a nocebo response. |
| 250 | afferent neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: afferent + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ណឺរ៉ូន afferent | An afferent neuron carries the pain signal from the finger toward the spinal cord. |
| 251 | efferent neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: efferent + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ណឺរ៉ូន efferent | An efferent neuron activates the muscle that withdraws the hand. |
| 252 | somatic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: somatic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ប្រព័ន្ធសរសៃប្រសាទ somatic | The somatic nervous system allows a pianist to move each finger deliberately. |
| 253 | autonomic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: autonomic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ប្រព័ន្ធសរសៃប្រសាទស្វយ័ត | The autonomic nervous system changes heart rate during stress. |
| 254 | glial cell | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: glial + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | កោសិកា glial | A glial cell can nourish neurons and stabilize their environment. |
| 255 | astrocyte | noun StudyField: 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. | astrocyte | An astrocyte helps maintain chemical balance near a synapse. |
| 256 | microglia | noun StudyField: 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. | microglia | Microglia remove damaged material after a brain injury. |
| 257 | oligodendrocyte | noun StudyField: 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. | oligodendrocyte | One oligodendrocyte can insulate portions of several axons. |
| 258 | Schwann cell | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Schwann + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | កោសិកា Schwann | A Schwann cell wraps one segment of a peripheral nerve fiber. |
| 259 | axon | noun StudyField: 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. | អ័ក្ស | The impulse traveled down the axon toward the muscle. |
| 260 | dendrite | noun StudyField: 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. | Dendrite | Each dendrite collects messages from nearby neurons. |
| 261 | refractory period | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: refractory + period. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | រយៈពេល refractory | The refractory period helps keep an action potential moving in one direction. |
| 262 | saltatory conduction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: saltatory + conduction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ដំណើរការអំបិល | Saltatory conduction speeds impulses along myelinated nerves. |
| 263 | acetylcholine | noun StudyField: 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. | អាសេទីលកូលីន | Motor neurons release acetylcholine at skeletal muscles. |
| 264 | dopamine | noun StudyField: 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. | ដូប៉ាមីន | Dopamine signaling helps the brain update expectations after a reward. |
| 265 | serotonin | noun StudyField: 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. | សេរ៉ូតូនីន | Serotonin pathways influence sleep and emotional regulation. |
| 266 | norepinephrine | noun StudyField: 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. | norepinephrine | Norepinephrine increases arousal during an emergency. |
| 267 | GABA | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Capitalization focus: GABA is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | ហ្គាបា | GABA reduces the likelihood that a nearby neuron will fire. |
| 268 | glutamate | noun StudyField: 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. | ជាតិស្ករ glutamate | Glutamate activates receptors important for learning. |
| 269 | blood-brain barrier | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: blood + brain + barrier. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | របាំងឈាមខួរក្បាល | The blood-brain barrier blocks many toxins but also some medicines. |
| 270 | basal ganglia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: basal + ganglia. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ganglia basal | The basal ganglia help initiate a practiced movement. |
| 271 | medulla oblongata | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: medulla + oblongata. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | medulla oblongata | The medulla oblongata helps maintain breathing during sleep. |
| 272 | pons | noun StudyField: 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. | ផុន | The pons relays information between the cerebellum and the cortex. |
| 273 | midbrain | noun StudyField: 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. | ខួរក្បាលកណ្តាល | The midbrain helps turn the eyes toward a sudden flash. |
| 274 | reticular formation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: reticular + formation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការបង្កើត reticular | The reticular formation helps maintain wakefulness. |
| 275 | Broca's area | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Broca's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | តំបន់ Broca | Damage to Broca's area can make speech slow and effortful. |
| 276 | Wernicke's area | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Wernicke's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | តំបន់ Wernicke | Damage to Wernicke's area can impair comprehension of spoken words. |
| 277 | lateralization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | lateralization | Language shows partial lateralization toward the left hemisphere in many people. |
| 278 | sensory adaptation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: sensory + adaptation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ការសម្របខ្លួនតាមអារម្មណ៍ | Sensory adaptation makes a room's odor less noticeable after several minutes. |
| 279 | proprioception | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | កម្មសិទ្ធិបញ្ញា | Proprioception lets a dancer place a foot without looking down. |
| 280 | nociception | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | nociception | Nociception begins when heat activates receptors in the skin. |
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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).

