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English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview

11th Grade Vocabulary Words

Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.

This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.

Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.

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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.

인상 관리The 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.

총체적 기관A 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.

재사회화Military 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.

기대하는 사회화The 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.

숨겨진 커리큘럼Waiting 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.

신임주의Credentialism 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. 계열화 2. 능력별 진로 배치Early 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.

사회적 재생산Unequal 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.

의료화Medicalization 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.

속화Secularization 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.

합리적 선택 이론Rational 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.

교환이론Exchange 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.

네트워크 이론Network 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.

1. 사회 연결망(社會連結網) 2. 소셜 네트워크Her 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.

약한 유대Weak 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.

강한 유대Strong 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.

집단 양극화Group 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.

탈개성화Masks 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.

사회적 촉진Social 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.

사회적 태만Assigning 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.

규범적 영향Normative 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.

정보적 영향During 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.

상호주의 규범The 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.

1. 면전에서 문 닫기 기법 2. 큰 요청 후 작은 요청 기법The 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.

문앞에 발을 들이는 기술The 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.

정교화 가능성 모델The 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.

중앙 경로The 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.

주변 경로The 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.

귀인이론Attribution 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.

성향 귀인Calling 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.

상황 귀인Blaming 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.

과신 편향Overconfidence 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.

매몰비용 오류The 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.

후광 효과The 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.

1. 가용성 폭포 2. 가용성 연쇄An availability cascade made the rare danger seem common.

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