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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Page 1: words 1–35
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | replicability | noun StudyField: 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. | воспроизводимость | The second laboratory tested the finding's replicability with new participants. |
| 2 | research synthesis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: research + synthesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | синтез исследований | The research synthesis revealed agreement across twelve climate surveys. |
| 3 | literature review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: literature + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | литературный обзор | Her literature review identified a gap in studies of rural transit. |
| 4 | scoping review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: scoping + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | обзорный обзор | The scoping review catalogued research on adolescent sleep without estimating one combined effect. |
| 5 | attrition bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: attrition + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предвзятость к истощению | Attrition bias may exaggerate improvement if struggling patients leave the trial. |
| 6 | recall bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: recall + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предвзятость при воспоминании | Recall bias affected interviews about meals eaten several months earlier. |
| 7 | survivorship bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: survivorship + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | оши́бка вы́жившего | Survivorship bias made risky start-ups appear more reliable than they were. |
| 8 | observer bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: observer + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предвзятость наблюдателя | Blinded scoring reduced observer bias in the behavior study. |
| 9 | detection bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: detection + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | смещение обнаружения | More frequent scans created detection bias in the comparison. |
| 10 | reporting bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reporting + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предвзятость в отчетности | Reporting bias hid several measurements that did not support the claim. |
| 11 | p-hacking | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: p + hacking. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | р-хакерство | The audit found p-hacking after researchers tried dozens of unplanned comparisons. |
| 12 | data dredging | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + dredging. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сбор данных | Data dredging produced a striking correlation that vanished in a new sample. |
| 13 | cherry-picking | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cherry + picking. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сбор вишен | Cherry-picking two unusually warm days cannot establish a yearly trend. |
| 14 | operationalization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | операционализация | The study's operationalization of loneliness combined survey responses and contact frequency. |
| 15 | abductive | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | отводя́щий | The detective used abductive reasoning to explain several clues with one hypothesis. |
| 16 | Bayesian | adjective StudyField: 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. | ба́йесовский | A Bayesian model revised the forecast after each new measurement. |
| 17 | frequentist | adjective StudyField: 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. | завсегдатай | The frequentist analysis estimated how often the procedure would err over many samples. |
| 18 | posterior probability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: posterior + probability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | апостериорная вероятность | The positive test raised the posterior probability of infection. |
| 19 | prior probability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: prior + probability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | априорная вероятность | Local prevalence informed the prior probability used in the diagnosis model. |
| 20 | likelihood | noun StudyField: 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. | вероя́тность | The model chose the estimate with the greatest likelihood. |
| 21 | credible interval | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: credible + interval. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вероятный интервал | The credible interval placed the treatment effect between two and six points. |
| 22 | model specification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: model + specification. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | спецификация модели | Poor model specification omitted the seasonal factor driving sales. |
| 23 | overfitting | noun StudyField: 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. | переоснащение | Overfitting made the complex forecast accurate only for past years. |
| 24 | underfitting | noun StudyField: 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. | неадекватный | Underfitting occurred when a straight line represented a curved trend. |
| 25 | cross-validation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cross + validation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | перекрестная проверка | Cross-validation showed that the simpler classifier generalized better. |
| 26 | sensitivity analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: sensitivity + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | анализ чувствительности | The sensitivity analysis repeated the estimate under three definitions of poverty. |
| 27 | robustness check | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: robustness + check. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | проверка надежности | A robustness check confirmed the pattern after extreme values were removed. |
| 28 | proxy variable | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: proxy + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | прокси-переменная | Nighttime light served as a proxy variable for local economic activity. |
| 29 | instrumental variable | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: instrumental + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | инструментальная переменная | Rainfall acted as an instrumental variable in the irrigation study. |
| 30 | natural experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: natural + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | естественный эксперимент | The sudden policy boundary created a natural experiment in school funding. |
| 31 | quasi-experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: quasi + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | квазиэксперимент | The district comparison was a quasi-experiment because families chose their schools. |
| 32 | field experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: field + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | полевой эксперимент | The field experiment changed store signs and measured actual purchases. |
| 33 | laboratory experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: laboratory + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | лабораторный эксперимент | The laboratory experiment isolated the effect of noise on memory. |
| 34 | mixed methods | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: mixed + methods. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | смешанные методы | The mixed methods study paired survey statistics with detailed interviews. |
| 35 | narrative inquiry | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: narrative + inquiry. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | повествовательный запрос | Narrative 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.
Russian 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
Page 2: words 36–70
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | purposive sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: purposive + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | целенаправленный отбор проб | Purposive sampling recruited nurses who had worked during the outbreak. |
| 37 | snowball sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: snowball + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | выборка снежного кома | Snowball sampling helped researchers contact undocumented workers. |
| 38 | saturation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. насыще́ние 2. сатурация | Interviews continued until saturation, when no new concerns appeared. |
| 39 | reflexivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | возвратность | The ethnographer used reflexivity to question her interpretation of silence. |
| 40 | positionality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | позиционирование | The author explained how her positionality influenced access to the community. |
| 41 | transferability | noun StudyField: 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. | возможность передачи | Detailed setting descriptions help readers judge a study's transferability. |
| 42 | intersubjectivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | интерсубъективность | Independent coders discussed disagreements to strengthen intersubjectivity. |
| 43 | methodological pluralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: methodological + pluralism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | методологический плюрализм | Methodological pluralism allowed the team to combine experiments, archives, and interviews. |
| 44 | registered report | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: registered + report. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | зарегистрированный отчет | The journal approved the registered report before data collection began. |
| 45 | preprint | noun StudyField: 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. | препринт | The authors labeled the preprint clearly so readers knew review was incomplete. |
| 46 | corrigendum | noun StudyField: 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. исправленная опеча́тка 2. опеча́тка 3. попра́вка | The journal issued a corrigendum replacing the mislabeled figure. |
| 47 | editorial review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: editorial + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | редакционная рецензия | Editorial review rejected the article because it fell outside the journal's scope. |
| 48 | peer reviewer | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: peer + reviewer. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | рецензент | The peer reviewer requested clearer evidence for the causal claim. |
| 49 | deidentification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | деидентификация | Deidentification replaced patient names and exact addresses before analysis. |
| 50 | anonymization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | анонимизация | Strong anonymization made the public dataset unsuitable for tracking one respondent. |
| 51 | pseudonymization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | псевдоанонимизация | Pseudonymization let authorized staff reconnect records when follow-up was necessary. |
| 52 | data minimization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + minimization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | минимизация данных | Data minimization kept the survey from requesting irrelevant birth dates. |
| 53 | primary evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: primary + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | первичное доказательство | The original ship log provided primary evidence of the voyage. |
| 54 | secondary evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: secondary + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вторичное доказательство | The historian compared secondary evidence from three scholarly books. |
| 55 | provenance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | провена́нс | The museum verified the painting's provenance before accepting it. |
| 56 | contextualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | контекстуализация | Contextualization showed that the speech responded to a recent strike. |
| 57 | historiography | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | 1. историогра́фия 2. историография | Her historiography traces changing explanations of the revolution. |
| 58 | archival record | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: archival + record. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | архивная запись | An archival record confirmed the council's vote in 1912. |
| 59 | textual evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: textual + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | текстовое свидетельство | The essay cites textual evidence for the narrator's growing distrust. |
| 60 | quantitative literacy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: quantitative + literacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | количественная грамотность | Quantitative literacy helped readers notice that the graph lacked a zero baseline. |
| 61 | qualitative evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: qualitative + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | качественные доказательства | Interview excerpts supplied qualitative evidence about workplace stress. |
| 62 | claim-evidence-reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: claim + evidence + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | утверждение-доказательство-обоснование | Her claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph explains why the measurements support the model. |
| 63 | null result | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: null + result. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | нулевой результат | The null result suggested that the supplement did not improve memory. |
| 64 | confidence distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | доверительное распределение | The confidence distribution displayed uncertainty around the estimated rate. |
| 65 | data repository | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + repository. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | хранилище данных | The team deposited its cleaned files in a public data repository. |
| 66 | open access | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + access. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | открытый доступ | Open access allowed community organizers to read the health study. |
| 67 | predatory journal | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: predatory + journal. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | хищный журнал | The researcher avoided a predatory journal that promised acceptance within one day. |
| 68 | citation network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: citation + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сеть цитирования | The citation network revealed two largely separate research communities. |
| 69 | bibliometrics | noun StudyField: 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. | библиометрия | Bibliometrics showed rapid growth in battery-recycling research. |
| 70 | altmetrics | noun StudyField: 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. | альтметрики | Altmetrics 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
Page 3: words 71–105
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | impact factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: impact + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | импакт-фактор | The committee refused to treat impact factor as a score for each researcher. |
| 72 | h-index | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: h + index. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | индекс Хирша | Her h-index rose after several older papers received new attention. |
| 73 | scholarly consensus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: scholarly + consensus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | научный консенсус | Scholarly consensus formed after many independent studies reached similar conclusions. |
| 74 | academic integrity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: academic + integrity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | академическая честность | Academic integrity requires acknowledging both quoted and paraphrased sources. |
| 75 | self-plagiarism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: self + plagiarism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | автоплагиат | The policy treats undisclosed duplication of a published paragraph as self-plagiarism. |
| 76 | vertical reading | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: vertical + reading. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вертикальное чтение | Vertical reading found that the article provided no evidence for its headline. |
| 77 | coverage error | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: coverage + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ошибка покрытия | An outdated address list created coverage error in the household survey. |
| 78 | attrition rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: attrition + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | коэффициент истощения | The yearlong trial reported an attrition rate of eighteen percent. |
| 79 | preregistered analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: preregistered + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предварительно зарегистрированный анализ | The preregistered analysis limited opportunities to change outcomes after seeing the data. |
| 80 | exploratory analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: exploratory + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | исследовательский анализ | Exploratory analysis suggested a possible link requiring a new study. |
| 81 | confirmatory analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confirmatory + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | подтверждающий анализ | The confirmatory analysis used the outcome named before enrollment. |
| 82 | data visualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + visualization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | визуализация данных | The data visualization made the regional trend visible without hiding uncertainty. |
| 83 | model fit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: model + fit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | модель подходит | Residual plots exposed poor model fit at high temperatures. |
| 84 | practical significance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: practical + significance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | практическое значение | A one-second improvement lacked practical significance for emergency response. |
| 85 | confidence coefficient | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + coefficient. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | коэффициент доверия | A 0.95 confidence coefficient describes the procedure, not one interval's probability. |
| 86 | data dictionary | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + dictionary. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | словарь данных | The data dictionary explains that 999 represents a missing measurement. |
| 87 | variable coding | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: variable + coding. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | переменное кодирование | Variable coding represented yes as one and no as zero. |
| 88 | measurement invariance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: measurement + invariance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | инвариантность измерений | Measurement invariance was checked before comparing the two language groups. |
| 89 | intercoder reliability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: intercoder + reliability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | надежность интеркодера | Training improved intercoder reliability for the interview themes. |
| 90 | citation bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: citation + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предвзятость цитирования | Citation bias made positive trials appear more common in later reviews. |
| 91 | file-drawer effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: file + drawer + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эффект файлового ящика | The file-drawer effect may inflate the apparent success of an intervention. |
| 92 | protocol deviation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: protocol + deviation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | отклонение протокола | A missed follow-up visit was recorded as a protocol deviation. |
| 93 | research protocol | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: research + protocol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | протокол исследования | The ethics board reviewed the research protocol before recruitment. |
| 94 | analysis plan | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: analysis + plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | план анализа | The analysis plan named the primary outcome and planned comparisons. |
| 95 | data management plan | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + management + plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | план управления данными | The grant required a data management plan with backup and access rules. |
| 96 | code availability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: code + availability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | наличие кода | Code availability allowed another team to reproduce every figure. |
| 97 | materials availability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: materials + availability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | наличие материалов | Materials availability made the classroom experiment easier to replicate. |
| 98 | selective reporting | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: selective + reporting. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | выборочная отчетность | Selective reporting made the treatment appear more consistent than the full results showed. |
| 99 | multisite study | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: multisite + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | многоцентровое исследование | A multisite study tested whether the therapy worked in urban and rural clinics. |
| 100 | blind analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: blind + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | слепой анализ | Blind analysis prevented the physicists from tuning cuts toward an expected signal. |
| 101 | metanarrative | noun StudyField: 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. | метанарратив | The novel questions the metanarrative that technological progress always improves society. |
| 102 | ekphrasis | noun StudyField: 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. | экфрасис | The poet uses ekphrasis to imagine the lives beyond the painted doorway. |
| 103 | gothic | adjective StudyField: 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. | готи́ческий | The gothic setting turns the abandoned house into a source of fear. |
| 104 | transcendentalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | трансцендентизм | Transcendentalism shaped the essay's call for independent thought in nature. |
| 105 | spondee | noun StudyField: 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. | спонде́й | The 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
Page 4: words 106–140
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | polemic | noun StudyField: 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. | поле́мика | Her polemic condemns censorship but gives little space to opposing arguments. |
| 107 | eulogy | noun StudyField: 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. панеги́рик 2. восхвале́ние 3. надгро́бная речь | The eulogy remembered the doctor through stories of quiet generosity. |
| 108 | jeremiad | noun StudyField: 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. | иеремиа́да | The editorial becomes a jeremiad about the supposed loss of public manners. |
| 109 | epigram | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. афори́зм 2. сенте́нция | The chapter ends with an epigram contrasting wealth with freedom. |
| 110 | juxtaposition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | бли́зость | The film's juxtaposition of celebration and ruin creates unease. |
| 111 | ambiguity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. двусмы́сленность 2. нея́сность | The final image preserves ambiguity about whether the traveler returns. |
| 112 | diglossia | noun StudyField: 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. | дигло́ссия | In a diglossia, one variety may dominate formal writing while another guides conversation. |
| 113 | prosody | noun StudyField: 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. | просо́дия | The actor's prosody makes the same sentence sound sincere rather than sarcastic. |
| 114 | pragmatics | noun StudyField: 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. | прагматичный | Pragmatics explains why “Can you open the window?” usually functions as a request. |
| 115 | diegesis | noun StudyField: 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. | диегезис | Music from a character's radio belongs to the film's diegesis. |
| 116 | mimesis | noun StudyField: 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. | мимесис | The critic studies how the play's mimesis creates a believable courtroom. |
| 117 | sjuzhet | noun StudyField: 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. | сюжет | The sjuzhet reveals the ending first and then returns to the cause. |
| 118 | homodiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: homodiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гомодиегетический рассказчик | The homodiegetic narrator admits that he misunderstood the argument he witnessed. |
| 119 | heterodiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: heterodiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гетеродиегетический рассказчик | A heterodiegetic narrator describes the family from outside its world. |
| 120 | extradiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: extradiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | экстрадиегетический рассказчик | The extradiegetic narrator introduces the traveler who will tell the inner tale. |
| 121 | intradiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: intradiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | внутридиегетический рассказчик | At the inn, an intradiegetic narrator recounts the shipwreck. |
| 122 | narratee | noun StudyField: 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. | рассказчик | Repeated appeals to “my dear sister” identify the letter's narratee. |
| 123 | implied author | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: implied + author. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предполагаемый автор | The implied author seems more skeptical than the confident narrator. |
| 124 | implied reader | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: implied + reader. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | подразумеваемый читатель | Unexplained legal terms suggest an implied reader familiar with court procedure. |
| 125 | narrative duration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: narrative + duration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | продолжительность повествования | A whole decade occupies one sentence, creating compressed narrative duration. |
| 126 | narrative frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: narrative + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | частота повествования | The repeated account of one accident alters the novel's narrative frequency. |
| 127 | embedded narrative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: embedded + narrative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | встроенное повествование | The sailor's journal forms an embedded narrative inside the detective plot. |
| 128 | historiographic metafiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: historiographic + metafiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | историографическая метафантастика | The novel uses historiographic metafiction to expose gaps in the official archive. |
| 129 | psychological realism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: psychological + realism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | психологический реализм | Psychological realism makes the protagonist's changing loyalties feel credible. |
| 130 | regionalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | ме́стничество | The story's regionalism preserves coastal vocabulary and fishing traditions. |
| 131 | local color | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: local + color. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ме́стный колори́т | Descriptions of market calls and monsoon streets provide local color. |
| 132 | Southern Gothic | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: Southern + Gothic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Южная готика | The decaying estate in the Southern Gothic story conceals a history of exploitation. |
| 133 | climate fiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: climate + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | климатическая фантастика | The climate fiction novel follows families displaced by rising seas. |
| 134 | creative nonfiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: creative + nonfiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | творческая документальная литература | Her creative nonfiction combines verified interviews with vivid scene construction. |
| 135 | lyric essay | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: lyric + essay. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | лирическое эссе | The lyric essay links fragments of memory through recurring images of water. |
| 136 | flash fiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: flash + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | флэш-фантастика | The flash fiction story implies an entire separation through one unopened letter. |
| 137 | microfiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | микрофантастика | The microfiction creates a turning point in only three sentences. |
| 138 | hagiography | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | 1. житие́ святой 2. святы́х 3. житийный | The biography becomes hagiography when it ignores every documented failure. |
| 139 | Künstlerroman | noun StudyField: 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. | Кюнстлерроман | The Künstlerroman follows a violinist from imitation toward an original style. |
| 140 | roman à clef | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: roman + à + clef. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | римский ключ | Readers 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.
Russian translation
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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
Page 5: words 141–175
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | closet drama | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: closet + drama. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | шкафная драма | The closet drama uses scenes too vast for an ordinary stage. |
| 142 | comedy of manners | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: comedy + of + manners. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | комедия нравов | The comedy of manners exposes hypocrisy through elegant dinner conversation. |
| 143 | revenge tragedy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: revenge + tragedy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | месть, трагедия | In the revenge tragedy, each act of vengeance creates another victim. |
| 144 | tragicomedy | noun StudyField: 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. | трагикоме́дия | The tragicomedy moves from a threatened execution to an awkward reunion. |
| 145 | melodrama | noun StudyField: 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. | мелодра́ма | The rescue scene becomes melodrama when the villain announces every cruel intention. |
| 146 | addressee | noun StudyField: 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. адреса́т 2. адреса́тка 3. получа́тель | The poem's addressee is an absent friend who never answers. |
| 147 | masculine rhyme | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: masculine + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мужская рифма | “Defend” and “amend” create a masculine rhyme. |
| 148 | feminine rhyme | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: feminine + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | женская рифма | “Duty” and “beauty” form a feminine rhyme. |
| 149 | metrical foot | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: metrical + foot. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | стопа́ | The line's metrical foot alternates an unstressed syllable with a stressed one. |
| 150 | tetrameter | noun StudyField: 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. | тетра́метр | The ballad's tetrameter gives each long line four strong beats. |
| 151 | trimeter | noun StudyField: 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. | триметр | The shorter trimeter line quickens the stanza. |
| 152 | hexameter | noun StudyField: 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. | гекза́метр | The epic's hexameter gives the narration a broad, formal rhythm. |
| 153 | alexandrine | noun StudyField: 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. | александрийский стих | The closing alexandrine slows the poem with a central pause. |
| 154 | accentual verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: accentual + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | акцентный стих | The accentual verse keeps four beats even when line length changes. |
| 155 | syllabic verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: syllabic + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | силлабический стих | Each line of the syllabic verse contains exactly seven syllables. |
| 156 | accentual-syllabic verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: accentual + syllabic + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ударно-слоговый стих | The sonnet's accentual-syllabic verse follows a regular sequence of ten syllables. |
| 157 | nonce form | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: nonce + form. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | одноразовая форма | The poet created a nonce form with nine lines and an original rhyme pattern. |
| 158 | prosopopoeia | noun StudyField: 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. | прозопопея | Through prosopopoeia, the ruined city addresses its former residents. |
| 159 | aposiopesis | noun StudyField: 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. | апозиопе́зис | The dash marks aposiopesis when the witness cannot finish the threat. |
| 160 | polyptoton | noun StudyField: 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. полиптотон 2. многопаде́жие | “The judge must judge justly” uses polyptoton. |
| 161 | isocolon | noun StudyField: 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. | изоколон | The slogan's isocolon balances “we came to learn” with “we stayed to serve.” |
| 162 | parataxis | noun StudyField: 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. | парата́ксис | Parataxis gives the passage a blunt rhythm: “Rain fell. Roads closed. We waited.” |
| 163 | hypotaxis | noun StudyField: 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. | подчинение | Hypotaxis lets the sentence distinguish causes, conditions, and consequences. |
| 164 | appositive | noun StudyField: 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. | приложе́ние | In “Mae Jemison, an engineer and astronaut, spoke,” the appositive adds information. |
| 165 | syntactic inversion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: syntactic + inversion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | синтаксическая инверсия | “Into the harbor sailed the ship” uses syntactic inversion. |
| 166 | paralipsis | noun StudyField: 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. | умолчание | “I will not discuss his three missed deadlines” is paralipsis. |
| 167 | discourse community | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: discourse + community. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | дискурсивное сообщество | Medical researchers form a discourse community with established genres and terms. |
| 168 | presupposition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | получение | “She stopped commuting” carries the presupposition that she once commuted. |
| 169 | implicature | noun StudyField: 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. | импликатура | “Some essays were clear” may carry the implicature that others were not. |
| 170 | corpus linguistics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: corpus + linguistics. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | корпусная лингвистика | Corpus linguistics showed that the phrase became common after 1990. |
| 171 | lingua franca | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: lingua + franca. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. ли́нгва-фра́нка 2. о́бщий язы́к 3. язы́к (межнациона́льного) обще́ния | Swahili serves as a lingua franca across several East African communities. |
| 172 | pidgin | noun StudyField: 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. | пи́джин | A trade pidgin emerged among sailors who lacked a common language. |
| 173 | creole | noun StudyField: 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. крео́л 2. крео́льский язы́к 3. креолизо́ванный язы́к | Children acquired the creole as a complete first language. |
| 174 | etymon | noun StudyField: 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. | этимо́н | The Latin etymon helps explain the English word's spelling. |
| 175 | loanword | noun StudyField: 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. заи́мствование 2. заимствованный 3. заи́мствованное сло́во | “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
Page 6: words 176–210
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | calque | noun StudyField: 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. | ка́лька | “Flea market” has produced a calque in several languages. |
| 177 | bathos | noun StudyField: 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. | батос | The heroic speech ends in bathos when the warrior complains about his lunch. |
| 178 | heteroglossia | noun StudyField: 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. | разноречивость | The novel's heteroglossia brings official, regional, and rebellious speech into conflict. |
| 179 | dialogism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | диалогизм | Dialogism prevents the novel from granting one character final authority. |
| 180 | carnivalesque | adjective StudyField: 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. | карнавальный | The carnivalesque festival lets servants mock their masters. |
| 181 | liminality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | лиминальность | The journey creates liminality as the initiate leaves childhood but has not entered adulthood. |
| 182 | paratext | noun StudyField: 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. | паратекст | The title and cover form a paratext that frames the novel as a mystery. |
| 183 | peritext | noun StudyField: 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. | перитекст | The preface and footnotes belong to the book's peritext. |
| 184 | epitext | noun StudyField: 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. | эпитекст | An author's interview can function as epitext for readers of the novel. |
| 185 | textual apparatus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: textual + apparatus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | текстовый аппарат | The textual apparatus explains why the editor chose one manuscript reading. |
| 186 | variorum | noun StudyField: 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. | вариорум | The variorum lists alternate lines from every surviving draft. |
| 187 | emendation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | поправка | The emendation restores a word blurred in the earliest printing. |
| 188 | recension | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | изво́д | The northern recension includes a chapter absent from other manuscripts. |
| 189 | metalepsis | noun StudyField: 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. | металепсис | Metalepsis occurs when the author suddenly argues with her own character. |
| 190 | chronotope | noun StudyField: 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. | хронотоп | The road chronotope makes travel the setting for meetings and change. |
| 191 | polyphony | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. полифони́я 2. многоголо́сие | The novel's polyphony allows each sibling to challenge the family history. |
| 192 | monoglossia | noun StudyField: 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. | моноглоссия | The decree's monoglossia permits no alternative account of the event. |
| 193 | intermediality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | посредничество | The production's intermediality combines live theater, film, and projected text. |
| 194 | ecocriticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | экокритика | Ecocriticism reveals how the poem treats the river as more than scenery. |
| 195 | postcolonialism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | постколониализм | Postcolonialism guides the essay's analysis of imposed place names. |
| 196 | reader-response criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: reader + response + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | критика реакции читателей | Reader-response criticism compares how two communities interpret the ending. |
| 197 | new historicism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: new + historicism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | новый историзм | New historicism places the play beside court records and travel accounts. |
| 198 | poststructuralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | постструктурализм | Poststructuralism draws attention to contradictions within the category of “civilized.” |
| 199 | semiotics | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. семио́тика 2. семиотика | Semiotics examines how color and clothing signal authority in the film. |
| 200 | signifier | noun StudyField: 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. | означа́ющее | The red light is a signifier whose meaning depends on the traffic system. |
| 201 | anatomical position | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: anatomical + position. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | анатомическое положение | In anatomical position, the palms face forward and the feet point ahead. |
| 202 | sagittal plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: sagittal + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сагиттальная плоскость | A sagittal plane passes from the front of the body to the back. |
| 203 | coronal plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: coronal + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | корональная плоскость | The coronal plane separates anterior structures from posterior ones. |
| 204 | transverse plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: transverse + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | поперечная плоскость | The scan shows a transverse plane through the abdomen. |
| 205 | proximal | adjective StudyField: 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. | проксимальный | The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
| 206 | distal | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. диста́льный 2. удалённый | The fingers are distal to the shoulder. |
| 207 | medial | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. медиа́льный 2. среди́нный | The sternum is medial to the ribs. |
| 208 | lateral | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. латера́льный 2. боково́й | The lungs are lateral to the heart. |
| 209 | ventral | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. вентральный 2. брюшной | The ventral surface of the human body includes the chest. |
| 210 | dorsal | adjective StudyField: 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. | единоо́стрый | The 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
Page 7: words 211–245
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | cranial | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. краниа́льный 2. черепно́й | The chest is cranial to the abdomen. |
| 212 | caudal | adjective StudyField: 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. | 1. кауда́льный 2. хвостово́й 3. за́дний | The pelvis is caudal to the stomach. |
| 213 | endocytosis | noun StudyField: 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. | эндоцитоз | A white blood cell uses endocytosis to engulf a bacterium. |
| 214 | exocytosis | noun StudyField: 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. | экзоцитоз | The neuron releases transmitter molecules through exocytosis. |
| 215 | membrane potential | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: membrane + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мембранный потенциал | Ion movement changes the neuron's membrane potential. |
| 216 | depolarization | 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. | деполяризация | Sodium entry causes rapid depolarization of the neuron. |
| 217 | repolarization | 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. | реполяризация | Potassium leaving the cell contributes to repolarization. |
| 218 | receptor | noun StudyField: 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. | реце́птор | Insulin binds to a receptor on the target cell. |
| 219 | agonist | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice. | агонист | The drug acts as an agonist at the pain-control receptor. |
| 220 | thalamus | noun StudyField: 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. | тала́мус | The thalamus directs visual signals toward the occipital cortex. |
| 221 | hippocampus | noun StudyField: 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. | гиппока́мп | Damage to the hippocampus can impair new long-term memories. |
| 222 | amygdala | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. мозжечко́вая минда́лина 2. миндалеви́дное те́ло | The amygdala responds strongly to a suddenly fearful face. |
| 223 | corpus callosum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: corpus + callosum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мозолистое тело | The corpus callosum carries information between left and right cortical areas. |
| 224 | myelin | noun StudyField: 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. | миели́н | Myelin helps electrical signals travel rapidly along an axon. |
| 225 | endocrine system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: endocrine + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эндокринная система | The endocrine system helps coordinate growth, metabolism, and reproduction. |
| 226 | feedback loop | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: feedback + loop. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | петля обратной связи | A feedback loop adjusts hormone release when blood levels change. |
| 227 | epidemiology | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | 1. эпидемиоло́гия 2. эпидемиология | Epidemiology linked contaminated water to the neighborhood outbreak. |
| 228 | prevalence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | распространённость | The survey estimated diabetes prevalence among adults in the region. |
| 229 | morbidity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | заболева́емость | Vaccination reduced severe morbidity during the outbreak. |
| 230 | mortality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. сме́ртность 2. смертность | Improved trauma care lowered mortality after road accidents. |
| 231 | epidemic | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. эпиде́мия 2. эпидемия | The city declared an epidemic after measles cases rose sharply. |
| 232 | pandemic | noun StudyField: 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. пандеми́ческий 2. пандеми́я 3. пандемия | International surveillance tracked the pandemic across several regions. |
| 233 | reservoir | noun StudyField: 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. водохрани́лище 2. водоём | Wild birds can serve as a reservoir for some influenza viruses. |
| 234 | zoonosis | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. зооно́з 2. зооноз | Rabies is a zoonosis that can spread through an infected bite. |
| 235 | risk factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: risk + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | фактор риска | Smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer. |
| 236 | protective factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: protective + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | защитный фактор | Reliable adult support can be a protective factor during adolescence. |
| 237 | public health surveillance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: public + health + surveillance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | надзор за общественным здравоохранением | Public health surveillance detected an unusual cluster of foodborne illness. |
| 238 | randomized controlled trial | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: randomized + controlled + trial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | рандомизированное контролируемое исследование | The randomized controlled trial compared the new therapy with standard care. |
| 239 | clinical trial | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: clinical + trial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. клини́ческое иссле́дование 2. клини́ческое испыта́ние | The clinical trial monitored both benefits and harmful effects. |
| 240 | prognosis | noun StudyField: 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. | прогно́з | Early treatment improved the patient's prognosis. |
| 241 | etiology | noun StudyField: 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. | этиология | Testing established a viral etiology for the fever. |
| 242 | pathology | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | 1. патоло́гия 2. патология | The biopsy revealed pathology consistent with chronic inflammation. |
| 243 | syndrome | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. синдро́м 2. синдром | The syndrome includes fatigue, fever, and a distinctive rash. |
| 244 | comorbidity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | коморбидность | Hypertension is a common comorbidity in patients with diabetes. |
| 245 | contraindication | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. противопоказа́ние 2. противопоказание | A 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.
Russian 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
Page 8: words 246–280
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 1. до́за 2. дозиро́вка | 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. | вре́дный побо́чный эффе́кт | 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. | 1. плаце́бо 2. плацебо | 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. | ноцебо | 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. | афферентный нейрон | 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. | эфферентный нейрон | 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. | соматическая нервная система | 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. | вегетативная нервная система | 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. | глиальная клетка | 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. | астроци́т | 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. | микроглия | 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. | олигодендроцит | 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. | Шванновская ячейка | 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. | 1. аксо́н 2. аксон | 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. | дендри́т | 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. | рефрактерный период | 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. | скачкообразная проводимость | 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. | ацетилхолин | 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. | 1. дофами́н 2. дофамин | 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. | 1. серотони́н 2. серотонин | 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. | норэпинефри́н | 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. | ГАБА | 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. | глютамат | 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. | гематоэнцефали́ческий барье́р | 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. | базальные ганглии | 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. | продолгова́тый мозг | 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. | мост | 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. | сре́дний мозг | 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. | ретикулярная формация | 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. | зо́на Брока́ | 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. | Площадь Вернике | 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. | латерализация | 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. | сенсорная адаптация | 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. | 1. кинестезия 2. проприоце́пция | 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. | ноцицепция | Nociception 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
Page 9: words 281–315
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | vestibular system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: vestibular + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вестибулярная система | The vestibular system helps stabilize vision while the head turns. |
| 282 | endocrine axis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: endocrine + axis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эндокринная ось | The endocrine axis coordinates signals between the brain and thyroid gland. |
| 283 | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis | noun StudyField: 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. | гипоталамо-гипофизарно-надпочечниковая ось | Prolonged stress can repeatedly activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. |
| 284 | cortisol | noun StudyField: 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. | кортизол | Cortisol levels normally follow a daily rhythm. |
| 285 | melatonin | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. мелатони́н 2. мелатонин | Darkness stimulates melatonin release in the evening. |
| 286 | thyroxine | noun StudyField: 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. | тироксин | Low thyroxine levels can slow metabolic activity. |
| 287 | humoral immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: humoral + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гуморальный иммунитет | Humoral immunity produces antibodies that bind a specific virus. |
| 288 | cell-mediated immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: cell + mediated + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | клеточный иммунитет | Cell-mediated immunity can destroy cells infected by a virus. |
| 289 | lymphocyte | noun StudyField: 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. | лимфоци́т | Each lymphocyte recognizes particular molecular targets. |
| 290 | macrophage | noun StudyField: 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. | макрофа́г | The macrophage swallowed bacteria at the wound. |
| 291 | complement system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: complement + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | дополняющая система | The complement system marked the bacterium for destruction. |
| 292 | antimicrobial resistance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: antimicrobial + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | устойчивость к противомикробным препаратам | Unnecessary antibiotic use accelerates antimicrobial resistance. |
| 293 | nosocomial infection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: nosocomial + infection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | нозокомиальная инфекция | Strict hand hygiene reduced nosocomial infection in the ward. |
| 294 | case fatality rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: case + fatality + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | уровень смертности | Early treatment lowered the disease's case fatality rate. |
| 295 | attack rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: attack + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | скорость атаки | Investigators calculated the attack rate among guests who ate the salad. |
| 296 | prevalence ratio | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: prevalence + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | коэффициент распространенности | The prevalence ratio showed asthma was twice as common in the exposed group. |
| 297 | incidence rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: incidence + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | уровень заболеваемости | The study reported an incidence rate of five cases per thousand person-years. |
| 298 | relative risk | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: relative + risk. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | относительный риск | A relative risk above one indicated greater illness among exposed workers. |
| 299 | odds ratio | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: odds + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | соотношение шансов | The case-control study used an odds ratio to assess the association. |
| 300 | outbreak investigation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: outbreak + investigation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | расследование вспышки | The outbreak investigation traced infections to one cooling tower. |
| 301 | kinematics | noun StudyField: 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. кинема́тика 2. кинематика | Kinematics relates the car's position, velocity, and acceleration over time. |
| 302 | dynamics | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. дина́мика 2. динамика | Dynamics explains how the applied force changes the cart's motion. |
| 303 | rotational kinetic energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: rotational + kinetic + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вращательная кинетическая энергия | The spinning flywheel stores rotational kinetic energy. |
| 304 | simple harmonic motion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: simple + harmonic + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | простое гармоническое движение | A small mass on an ideal spring approximates simple harmonic motion. |
| 305 | Hooke's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Hooke's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | зако́н Гука | Hooke's law predicts twice the force for twice the stretch. |
| 306 | spring constant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: spring + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | пружинная константа | The stiffer spring has the larger spring constant. |
| 307 | damping | noun StudyField: 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. | амортизация | Air resistance provides damping that reduces the pendulum's swing. |
| 308 | driven oscillation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: driven + oscillation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вынужденное колебание | The motor creates a driven oscillation in the platform. |
| 309 | node | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. то́чка пересечение 2. пересече́ния орбита 3. орби́т | The string stays still at each node. |
| 310 | antinode | noun StudyField: 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. | брюхо | The string moves most widely at the antinode. |
| 311 | fundamental frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: fundamental + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | основная частота | The long pipe has a lower fundamental frequency than the short pipe. |
| 312 | harmonic | noun StudyField: 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. | гармо́ника | The second harmonic vibrates at twice the fundamental frequency. |
| 313 | beat frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: beat + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | частота ударов | Two tones at 440 and 443 hertz create a beat frequency of three hertz. |
| 314 | sound intensity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: sound + intensity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | интенсивность звука | Sound intensity decreases as the wave spreads outward. |
| 315 | index of refraction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: index + of + refraction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | показатель преломления | Diamond has a high index of refraction. |
Page 9 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 9.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
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
Page 10: words 316–350
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | total internal reflection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: total + internal + reflection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | полное внутреннее отражение | Optical fibers guide light through total internal reflection. |
| 317 | focal length | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: focal + length. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | фо́кусное расстоя́ние | A short focal length gives the camera a wider field of view. |
| 318 | real image | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: real + image. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | реальное изображение | The projector lens forms a real image on the screen. |
| 319 | virtual image | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: virtual + image. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | виртуальное изображение | A flat mirror produces a virtual image behind its surface. |
| 320 | convex lens | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: convex + lens. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | выпуклая линза | A convex lens focuses sunlight to a small point. |
| 321 | concave lens | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: concave + lens. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вогнутая линза | A concave lens spreads the incoming beam. |
| 322 | diffraction grating | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: diffraction + grating. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | дифракционная решетка | The diffraction grating spreads white light into distinct colors. |
| 323 | electric potential | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | электрический потенциал | The battery establishes a difference in electric potential. |
| 324 | electric current | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + current. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. ток 2. электрото́к 3. электри́ческий ток | Closing the switch allows electric current through the lamp. |
| 325 | Coulomb's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Coulomb's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Закон Кулона | Coulomb's law predicts weaker force when the charges move farther apart. |
| 326 | electric flux | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + flux. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | электрический поток | Electric flux through the sphere depends on the enclosed charge. |
| 327 | Gauss's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Gauss's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Закон Гаусса | Gauss's law simplifies the field calculation for a charged sphere. |
| 328 | magnetic flux | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: magnetic + flux. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | магнитный поток | Rotating the coil changes its magnetic flux. |
| 329 | Faraday's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Faraday's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Закон Фарадея | Faraday's law explains the voltage produced by the generator. |
| 330 | Lenz's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Lenz's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | закон Ленца | Lenz's law predicts the induced field's direction. |
| 331 | Kirchhoff's rules | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Kirchhoff's + rules. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правила Кирхгофа | Kirchhoff's rules determine the currents in the branching circuit. |
| 332 | Ohm's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Ohm's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | зако́н О́ма | Ohm's law gives a current of two amperes through the resistor. |
| 333 | resistivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | удельное электрическое сопротивление | Copper's low resistivity makes it useful for wires. |
| 334 | dielectric | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: dielectric is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. диэлектри́ческий 2. диэле́ктрик | The dielectric between capacitor plates increases stored charge. |
| 335 | transformer | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: transformer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. трансформа́тор 2. трансформатор | The transformer lowers transmission voltage for household use. |
| 336 | inductor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: inductor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | катушка | The inductor resists a rapid change in current. |
| 337 | reactance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | реактивное сопротивление | The inductor's reactance increases with frequency. |
| 338 | rms voltage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: rms + voltage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | среднеквадратичное напряжение | The meter reports the outlet's rms voltage. |
| 339 | photoelectric effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: photoelectric + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. фотоэффект 2. фотоэлектрический эффект | The photoelectric effect showed that light transfers energy in discrete amounts. |
| 340 | de Broglie wavelength | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: de + Broglie + wavelength. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | длина волны де Бройля | A faster electron has a shorter de Broglie wavelength. |
| 341 | wave-particle duality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: wave + particle + duality. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | корпускулярно-волновой дуализм | Electron diffraction demonstrates wave-particle duality. |
| 342 | uncertainty principle | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: uncertainty + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | принци́п неопределё́нноцти | The uncertainty principle prevents exact knowledge of both electron position and momentum. |
| 343 | atomic spectrum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: atomic + spectrum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | атомный спектр | Hydrogen's atomic spectrum contains a distinct set of lines. |
| 344 | ground state | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: ground + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | основное состояние | The electron returns to the ground state by emitting a photon. |
| 345 | excited state | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: excited + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | возбужденное состояние | Absorbed light raises the atom to an excited state. |
| 346 | binding energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: binding + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | энергия связи | Nuclear binding energy holds protons and neutrons together. |
| 347 | mass defect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: mass + defect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | массовый дефект | The mass defect corresponds to nuclear binding energy. |
| 348 | nuclear force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: nuclear + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ядерная сила | The nuclear force overcomes electric repulsion at very short distances. |
| 349 | chain reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: chain + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. цепна́я реа́кция 2. цепная реакция | Released neutrons sustain the fission chain reaction. |
| 350 | critical mass | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: critical + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. крити́ческая ма́сса 2. критическая масса | Below critical mass, too many neutrons escape to maintain fission. |
Light, Fields, and Measurement
Reading practice for pages 10–12. Five relevant words are highlighted.
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.
Russian translation
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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
Page 11: words 351–385
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | fusion reactor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: fusion + reactor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | термоя́дерный реа́ктор | The experimental fusion reactor confines hot plasma with magnetic fields. |
| 352 | luminosity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | свечение | A blue giant has far greater luminosity than the Sun. |
| 353 | apparent magnitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: apparent + magnitude. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ви́димая звёздная величина́ | Distance affects a star's apparent magnitude. |
| 354 | absolute magnitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: absolute + magnitude. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | абсолю́тная звёздная величина́ | Absolute magnitude allows fair comparison of stars' intrinsic brightness. |
| 355 | spectral class | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: spectral + class. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | спектральный класс | The Sun belongs to spectral class G. |
| 356 | Hertzsprung-Russell diagram | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Hertzsprung + Russell + diagram. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | диагра́мма Ге́рцшпрунга — Ра́ссела | The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram places main-sequence stars along a diagonal band. |
| 357 | supernova | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: supernova is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. сверхно́вая 2. сверхно́вая звезда́ 3. суперно́ва | The supernova briefly outshone its host galaxy. |
| 358 | pulsar | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: pulsar is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. пульса́р 2. пульсар | The pulsar sends a radio pulse past Earth every second. |
| 359 | event horizon | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: event + horizon. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. горизо́нт собы́тий 2. сфе́ра Шва́рцшильда | Light crossing the event horizon cannot return to a distant observer. |
| 360 | escape velocity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: escape + velocity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. втора́я косми́ческая ско́рость 2. ско́рость убега́ния | A rocket must reach Earth's escape velocity to depart permanently. |
| 361 | spacetime | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: spacetime is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. простра́нство-вре́мя 2. пространство-время | Mass curves spacetime around a star. |
| 362 | gravitational lensing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: gravitational + lensing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гравитационное линзирование | Gravitational lensing produced multiple images of the distant galaxy. |
| 363 | dark matter | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: dark + matter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. тёмная мате́рия 2. скры́тая ма́сса | Galaxy rotation suggests the presence of dark matter. |
| 364 | dark energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: dark + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. тёмная эне́ргия 2. тёмная энергия | Measurements of distant supernovae support the existence of dark energy. |
| 365 | cosmic inflation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: cosmic + inflation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | космическая инфляция | Cosmic inflation helps explain the universe's large-scale uniformity. |
| 366 | blueshift | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: blueshift is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | голубо́е смеще́ние | The galaxy's blueshift shows that it is moving toward us. |
| 367 | transiting exoplanet | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: transiting + exoplanet. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | транзитная экзопланета | The transiting exoplanet causes a small periodic dip in starlight. |
| 368 | spectroscopy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: spectroscopy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. спектроско́пия 2. спектроскопия | Spectroscopy revealed sodium in the star's atmosphere. |
| 369 | climate sensitivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: climate + sensitivity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | чувствительность климата | Climate sensitivity estimates how strongly warming follows doubled carbon dioxide. |
| 370 | carbon sequestration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: carbon + sequestration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | секвестрация углерода | Forest restoration can contribute to carbon sequestration. |
| 371 | renewable energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: renewable + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. возобновля́емая эне́ргия 2. регенерати́вная эне́ргия | Wind and sunlight provide renewable energy without burning fuel. |
| 372 | grid storage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: grid + storage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Сетевое хранилище | Battery grid storage saves midday solar power for evening use. |
| 373 | photovoltaic cell | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: photovoltaic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | фотоэлектрический элемент | Each photovoltaic cell produces current when sunlight frees charge carriers. |
| 374 | wind turbine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: wind + turbine. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. ветрогенера́тор 2. ветротурби́на 3. ветряна́я турби́на | The wind turbine generates more power during steady coastal winds. |
| 375 | geothermal energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: geothermal + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | геотермальная эне́ргия | The town uses geothermal energy for district heating. |
| 376 | energy density | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: energy + density. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | плотность энергии | Jet fuel has greater energy density by mass than a typical battery. |
| 377 | load-bearing | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: load + bearing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | несущий | Engineers reinforced the load-bearing column. |
| 378 | yield strength | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: yield + strength. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предел текучести | The beam must remain below the steel's yield strength. |
| 379 | fatigue | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: fatigue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | уста́лость | Microscopic cracks revealed metal fatigue in the wing. |
| 380 | ductility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. ковкость 2. тягучесть | Copper's ductility allows it to be drawn into thin wire. |
| 381 | brittleness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | уязвимость | Cold temperatures increased the alloy's brittleness. |
| 382 | stress concentration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: stress + concentration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | концентрация стресса | A rounded corner reduces stress concentration in the bracket. |
| 383 | finite element analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: finite + element + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | анализ методом конечных элементов | Finite element analysis predicted where the bridge deck would bend most. |
| 384 | reference frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: reference + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | система отсчета | The ball's velocity differs between the train's reference frame and the platform's. |
| 385 | inertial frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: inertial + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | инерционная система координат | Newton's first law holds directly in an inertial frame. |
Page 11 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 11.
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
Page 12: words 386–420
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | noninertial frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: noninertial + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | неинерциальная система отсчета | The turning car is a noninertial frame. |
| 387 | static equilibrium | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: static + equilibrium. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | статическое равновесие | The hanging sign stays in static equilibrium. |
| 388 | center of mass | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: center + of + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | центр масс | The gymnast shifts her center of mass above the beam. |
| 389 | center of gravity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: center + of + gravity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | центр тя́жести | A low center of gravity makes the vehicle harder to tip. |
| 390 | conservation of angular momentum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: conservation + of + angular + momentum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сохранение углового момента | Conservation of angular momentum makes the skater spin faster when her arms move inward. |
| 391 | moment of inertia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: moment + of + inertia. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | моме́нт ине́рции | Moving mass away from the axis increases moment of inertia. |
| 392 | damped oscillation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: damped + oscillation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | затухающие колебания | The door closer produces a damped oscillation rather than endless swinging. |
| 393 | mechanical wave | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: mechanical + wave. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | механическая волна | Sound is a mechanical wave traveling through air. |
| 394 | superposition principle | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: superposition + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | принцип суперпозиции | The superposition principle explains the interference pattern. |
| 395 | coherent source | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: coherent + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | когерентный источник | A laser provides a coherent source for the interference experiment. |
| 396 | electromotive force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electromotive + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ЭДС | The battery's electromotive force drives charge around the circuit. |
| 397 | terminal voltage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: terminal + voltage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | напряжение на клеммах | Internal resistance makes terminal voltage fall under heavy load. |
| 398 | internal resistance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: internal + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | внутреннее сопротивление | The old cell's high internal resistance limits its current. |
| 399 | electric power | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + power. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | электроэнергия | The heater's electric power equals voltage multiplied by current. |
| 400 | magnetic force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: magnetic + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | магнитная сила | The magnetic force bends the electron beam into a curve. |
| 401 | differentiation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. дифференци́рование 2. дифференцирование | Differentiation gives the velocity function from the position function. |
| 402 | antiderivative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: antiderivative is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | первообра́зная | The function x squared is an antiderivative of 2x. |
| 403 | fundamental theorem of calculus | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: fundamental + theorem + of + calculus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | основная теорема исчисления | The fundamental theorem of calculus lets us evaluate the integral using an antiderivative. |
| 404 | tangent line | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: tangent + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | тангенс | The tangent line approximates the graph near x equals two. |
| 405 | secant line | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: secant + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | секущая | The slope of the secant line gives average change over the interval. |
| 406 | instantaneous rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: instantaneous + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мгновенная скорость | The derivative gives the car's instantaneous rate of change in position. |
| 407 | average rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: average + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | средняя ставка | The average rate was sixty kilometers per hour over the full trip. |
| 408 | related rates | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: related + rates. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | соответствующие тарифы | Related rates determine how fast the shadow lengthens as the person walks. |
| 409 | chain rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: chain + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правило цепочки | The chain rule differentiates the square of a sine function. |
| 410 | product rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: product + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правило продукта | The product rule includes a derivative term for each factor. |
| 411 | quotient rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: quotient + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правило частного | The quotient rule differentiates the rational expression. |
| 412 | power rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: power + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правило власти | The power rule changes x cubed into 3x squared. |
| 413 | implicit differentiation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: implicit + differentiation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | неявное дифференцирование | Implicit differentiation finds the slope of the circle. |
| 414 | definite integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: definite + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | определенный интеграл | The definite integral gives net change from time zero to time five. |
| 415 | indefinite integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: indefinite + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | неопределённый интегра́л | The indefinite integral includes an arbitrary constant. |
| 416 | Riemann sum | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Riemann + sum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сумма Римана | The Riemann sum becomes more accurate as the partition narrows. |
| 417 | area under the curve | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: area + under + the + curve. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | площадь под кривой | The area under the curve represents total distance when velocity stays positive. |
| 418 | differential equation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: differential + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | дифференциа́льное уравне́ние | The differential equation models population change over time. |
| 419 | initial condition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: initial + condition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | исходное состояние | The initial condition states that the tank holds fifty liters at noon. |
| 420 | slope field | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: slope + field. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | наклонное поле | The slope field reveals how solutions bend without solving the equation explicitly. |
Page 12 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 12.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
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
Page 13: words 421–455
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | inverse function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: inverse + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | обратная фу́нкция | The logarithm is an inverse function of the exponential. |
| 422 | composite function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: composite + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | составная функция | The composite function first squares a number and then takes its sine. |
| 423 | piecewise function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: piecewise + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | кусочная функция | The tax model is a piecewise function with separate income brackets. |
| 424 | convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | сходимость | The sequence's convergence is clear as its terms approach zero. |
| 425 | divergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. диверге́нция 2. дивергенция | The partial sums grow without bound, showing divergence. |
| 426 | series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: series is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ряд 2. серия | The geometric series adds successively smaller powers. |
| 427 | infinite series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | бесконе́чный ряд | The infinite series can still converge to a finite number. |
| 428 | interval of convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: interval + of + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | интервал конвергенции | The ratio test helps locate the interval of convergence. |
| 429 | covariance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. ковариа́ция 2. ковариация | Positive covariance indicates that the two measurements tend to rise together. |
| 430 | kurtosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: kurtosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. эксце́сс 2. коэффицие́нт эксце́сса | High kurtosis makes extreme observations more common than in a normal distribution. |
| 431 | packet | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: packet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. паке́т 2. пакет | The router forwards each packet toward its destination. |
| 432 | latency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: latency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | заде́ржка | High latency made the video call feel unresponsive. |
| 433 | machine learning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: machine + learning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. маши́нное обуче́ние 2. машинное обучение | Machine learning classified the images after training on labeled examples. |
| 434 | neural network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: neural + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. нейро́нная се́ть 2. нейросе́ть | The neural network learned to recognize handwritten digits. |
| 435 | training data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: training + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | данные обучения | Biased training data produced unequal error rates. |
| 436 | validation data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: validation + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | данные проверки | The team selected the model with the best validation data performance. |
| 437 | test data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: test + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | данные испытаний | Test data were opened only after every design choice was fixed. |
| 438 | epsilon-delta definition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: epsilon + delta + definition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | определение эпсилон-дельта | The epsilon-delta definition proves that the function approaches three. |
| 439 | left-hand limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: left + hand + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | левый предел | The left-hand limit equals zero at the jump. |
| 440 | right-hand limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: right + hand + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | правый предел | The right-hand limit equals two at the same jump. |
| 441 | infinite limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | бесконечный предел | The vertical asymptote corresponds to an infinite limit. |
| 442 | limit at infinity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: limit + at + infinity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предел на бесконечности | The limit at infinity is the horizontal asymptote. |
| 443 | removable discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: removable + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | устранимый разрыв | The canceled factor leaves a removable discontinuity at x equals four. |
| 444 | jump discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: jump + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | скачок разрыва | The step function has a jump discontinuity at the boundary. |
| 445 | infinite discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | бесконечный разрыв | The reciprocal function has an infinite discontinuity at zero. |
| 446 | mean value theorem | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: mean + value + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Теорема о среднем значении | The mean value theorem guarantees one moment when instantaneous speed equaled average speed. |
| 447 | Rolle's theorem | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Rolle's + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теоре́ма Ро́лля | Rolle's theorem ensures a horizontal tangent between the matching endpoints. |
| 448 | local maximum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: local + maximum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | лока́льный ма́ксимум | The graph reaches a local maximum before descending. |
| 449 | local minimum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: local + minimum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | лока́льный ми́нимум | The cost curve has a local minimum at the efficient output. |
| 450 | critical point | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: critical + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | крити́ческая то́чка | Each interior maximum occurs at a critical point. |
| 451 | inflection point | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: inflection + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | точка перегиба | The curve switches from bending downward to upward at the inflection point. |
| 452 | concavity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | во́гнутость | A positive second derivative indicates upward concavity. |
| 453 | second derivative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: second + derivative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. произво́дная второ́го поря́дка 2. втора́я произво́дная | The second derivative gives acceleration from the position function. |
| 454 | derivative test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: derivative + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | производный критерий | The first derivative test confirms a local minimum. |
| 455 | L'Hôpital's rule | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: L'Hôpital's + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Правило Лопиталя | L'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.
Russian translation
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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
Page 14: words 456–490
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 | u-substitution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: u + substitution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | u-замена | U-substitution turns the integral into a simple power. |
| 457 | integration by parts | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integration + by + parts. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | интегри́рование по частя́м | Integration by parts handles the product of x and an exponential. |
| 458 | improper integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: improper + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | несобственный интеграл | The improper integral converges even though its interval is infinite. |
| 459 | disk method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: disk + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | дисковый метод | The disk method finds the solid formed by rotating the region around the axis. |
| 460 | washer method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: washer + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | метод шайбы | The washer method subtracts the inner radius from the outer disk. |
| 461 | shell method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: shell + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | метод оболочки | The shell method uses vertical strips around the y-axis. |
| 462 | arc length | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: arc + length. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | длина дуги | The arc length formula gives the cable's curved length. |
| 463 | surface area of revolution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: surface + area + of + revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | площадь поверхности вращения | The surface area of revolution models the outside of the vase. |
| 464 | separable equation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: separable + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | разделимое уравнение | The growth model is a separable equation. |
| 465 | logistic growth model | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: logistic + growth + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | модель логистического роста | The logistic growth model levels off near the lake's capacity. |
| 466 | Euler's method | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Euler's + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | метод Эйлера | Euler's method estimates the next value from the current slope. |
| 467 | Taylor polynomial | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Taylor + polynomial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Полином Тейлора | A Taylor polynomial approximates cosine near zero. |
| 468 | Maclaurin series | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Maclaurin + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Серия Маклорен | The Maclaurin series represents the exponential as an infinite sum. |
| 469 | power series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: power + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | степенно́й ряд | Within its radius, the power series defines a function. |
| 470 | radius of convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: radius + of + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | круг сходи́мости | The ratio test gives a radius of convergence of two. |
| 471 | absolute convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: absolute + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | абсолютная конвергенция | Absolute convergence guarantees convergence of the original series. |
| 472 | conditional convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: conditional + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | условная сходимость | The alternating harmonic series has conditional convergence. |
| 473 | divergence test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: divergence + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | тест на дивергенцию | The divergence test rejects the series because its terms approach one. |
| 474 | ratio test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: ratio + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | тест на соотношение | The ratio test quickly handles the factorial series. |
| 475 | root test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: root + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | корневой тест | The root test is useful when each term is raised to the nth power. |
| 476 | integral test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integral + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | интегральный тест | The integral test proves that the p-series converges for p greater than one. |
| 477 | comparison test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: comparison + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сравнительный тест | The comparison test bounds the series by a convergent geometric series. |
| 478 | alternating series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: alternating + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | чередующаяся серия | The alternating series converges because its term sizes decrease to zero. |
| 479 | merge sort | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: merge + sort. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сортировка слиянием | Merge sort combines two ordered halves into one ordered list. |
| 480 | quicksort | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: quicksort is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | быстрая сортировка | Quicksort places smaller values before the pivot and larger ones after it. |
| 481 | greedy algorithm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: greedy + algorithm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | жадный алгоритм | The greedy algorithm selects the cheapest available edge without reconsidering earlier choices. |
| 482 | inheritance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. насле́дство 2. наследство | Inheritance lets the bicycle class reuse methods from the vehicle class. |
| 483 | encapsulation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | инкапсулирование | Encapsulation protects the account balance behind controlled operations. |
| 484 | polymorphism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. полиморфи́зм 2. полиморфизм | Polymorphism lets the same draw command work for circles and rectangles. |
| 485 | API | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Capitalization focus: API is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | API | The weather app uses an API to request forecast data. |
| 486 | runtime | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: runtime is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | время выполнения | The error appeared only at runtime after the user submitted an empty field. |
| 487 | operating system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: operating + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. операцио́нная систе́ма 2. операцио́нка 3. операционная система | The operating system schedules processes and controls file access. |
| 488 | virtualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | виртуализация | Virtualization lets one server host several isolated machines. |
| 489 | containerization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | контейнеризация | Containerization kept the application consistent across development and production. |
| 490 | version control | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: version + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | контроль версий | Version control preserved the earlier draft and identified who changed each line. |
Page 14 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 14.
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
Page 15: words 491–525
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | repository | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: repository is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | репозито́рий | The team reviewed the patch in the shared repository. |
| 492 | merge conflict | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: merge + conflict. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | конфликт слияния | Both developers edited the same line, creating a merge conflict. |
| 493 | unit test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: unit + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | модульный тест | The unit test verifies that the tax function handles zero income. |
| 494 | integration test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integration + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | интеграционный тест | The integration test follows a payment from the form to the database. |
| 495 | firewall | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: firewall is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. брандма́уэр 2. о́гненный барье́р | The firewall blocked unsolicited connections from the public internet. |
| 496 | distributed system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: distributed + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | распределенная система | The distributed system stores copies of data in several regions. |
| 497 | concurrency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: concurrency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | одновременность | Concurrency allows the server to handle many requests without waiting for each to finish. |
| 498 | algorithmic efficiency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + efficiency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | алгоритмическая эффективность | Algorithmic efficiency matters when the dataset expands to millions of records. |
| 499 | gradient descent | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: gradient + descent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | градиентный спуск | Gradient descent adjusted the model weights after each batch. |
| 500 | supervised learning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: supervised + learning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | контролируемое обучение | Supervised learning trained the classifier on images labeled by species. |
| 501 | incorporation doctrine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: incorporation + doctrine. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | доктрина регистрации | The incorporation doctrine made the speech protection enforceable against the state. |
| 502 | strict scrutiny | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: strict + scrutiny. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | строгий контроль | The court applied strict scrutiny to the law's racial classification. |
| 503 | intermediate scrutiny | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: intermediate + scrutiny. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | промежуточная проверка | The policy had to survive intermediate scrutiny. |
| 504 | rational basis review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: rational + basis + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | обзор рациональной основы | The economic regulation passed rational basis review. |
| 505 | stare decisis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: stare + decisis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | смотреть на решение | Stare decisis gave earlier rulings substantial weight. |
| 506 | judicial activism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + activism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | судебный активизм | Critics called the broad ruling judicial activism. |
| 507 | judicial restraint | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + restraint. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | судебное ограничение | Judicial restraint led the court to avoid deciding the wider issue. |
| 508 | originalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | оригинальность | The justice used originalism to examine eighteenth-century usage. |
| 509 | textualism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | текстуализм | Textualism directed the judge to the statute's ordinary wording. |
| 510 | living Constitution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: living + Constitution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | живая Конституция | The living Constitution approach treated privacy doctrine as adaptable to new technology. |
| 511 | federal mandate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: federal + mandate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | федеральный мандат | The federal mandate required every state to meet the emissions standard. |
| 512 | unfunded mandate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: unfunded + mandate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | необеспеченный мандат | The county objected that the reporting rule was an unfunded mandate. |
| 513 | block grant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: block + grant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | блокировать грант | The block grant let states choose among several housing programs. |
| 514 | categorical grant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: categorical + grant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | категорический грант | The categorical grant paid only for bridge safety inspections. |
| 515 | concurrent powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: concurrent + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | совпадающие полномочия | Taxation belongs among the system's concurrent powers. |
| 516 | reserved powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reserved + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | зарезервированные полномочия | Local licensing is often treated as one of the states' reserved powers. |
| 517 | enumerated powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: enumerated + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | перечисленные полномочия | The power to coin money is among Congress's enumerated powers. |
| 518 | implied powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: implied + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | подразумеваемые полномочия | Creating a national bank was defended through implied powers. |
| 519 | necessary and proper clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: necessary + and + proper + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | необходимый и правильный пункт | Congress invoked the necessary and proper clause to implement its taxing power. |
| 520 | commerce clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: commerce + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | оговорка о торговле | The court considered whether the commerce clause covered the local activity. |
| 521 | supremacy clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: supremacy + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | оговорка о верховенстве | The supremacy clause invalidated the contradictory state requirement. |
| 522 | establishment clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: establishment + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | оговорка о создании | The establishment clause prevents the city from declaring an official faith. |
| 523 | free exercise clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: free + exercise + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | оговорка о свободном исполнении | The claimant argued that the rule burdened the free exercise clause. |
| 524 | writ of habeas corpus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: writ + of + habeas + corpus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | приказ хабеас корпус | The prisoner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging his confinement. |
| 525 | ex post facto law | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: ex + post + facto + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | закон ex post facto | The constitution prohibits an ex post facto law. |
Page 15 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 15.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
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
Page 16: words 526–560
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | bill of attainder | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: bill + of + attainder. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | вексель | The measure was challenged as a bill of attainder. |
| 527 | eminent domain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: eminent + domain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | экспроприа́ция | The city used eminent domain to acquire land for the rail line. |
| 528 | probable cause | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: probable + cause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | доста́точное основа́ние | The affidavit supplied probable cause for the search. |
| 529 | search warrant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: search + warrant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | о́рдер на о́быск | Officers obtained a search warrant for the warehouse. |
| 530 | exclusionary rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: exclusionary + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | исключающее правило | The exclusionary rule kept the unlawfully seized records out of trial. |
| 531 | grand jury | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: grand + jury. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. больша́я колле́гия прися́жных 2. большо́е жюри́ | The prosecutor presented witnesses to the grand jury. |
| 532 | indictment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 1. обвини́тельный акт 2. обвине́ние | The indictment listed three counts of fraud. |
| 533 | arraignment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | предъявле́ние обвине́ния | At the arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty. |
| 534 | plea bargain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: plea + bargain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | сде́лка | The defendant accepted a plea bargain that dismissed one count. |
| 535 | tort | noun StudyField: 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. | деликт | The unauthorized disclosure could constitute a privacy tort. |
| 536 | negligence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. хала́тность 2. халатность | The jury found negligence because the company ignored the damaged railing. |
| 537 | malpractice | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. должностно́е преступле́ние 2. престу́пная хала́тность | The lawsuit alleged medical malpractice during surgery. |
| 538 | contract law | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: contract + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | договорное право | Contract law determines whether the unsigned promise can be enforced. |
| 539 | breach of contract | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: breach + of + contract. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. наруше́ние контра́кта 2. наруше́ние догово́ра | Late delivery constituted a breach of contract. |
| 540 | trademark | noun StudyField: 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. това́рный знак 2. това́рная ма́рка 3. торго́вая ма́рка | The company registered its name as a trademark. |
| 541 | antitrust | adjective StudyField: 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. | антимонопольный | Antitrust regulators challenged the merger. |
| 542 | oligopoly | noun StudyField: 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. | 1. олигопо́лия 2. олигополия | The airline route operates as an oligopoly with three major carriers. |
| 543 | perfect competition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: perfect + competition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | совершенная конкуренция | In perfect competition, each small firm accepts the market price. |
| 544 | monopolistic competition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: monopolistic + competition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | монополистическая конкуренция | Restaurants often operate under monopolistic competition. |
| 545 | market failure | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: market + failure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. прова́л ры́нка 2. сбой ры́нка 3. фиа́ско ры́нка | Pollution creates market failure when its social cost is not priced. |
| 546 | public good | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: public + good. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | общее благо | A warning siren is a public good for everyone nearby. |
| 547 | common resource | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: common + resource. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | общий ресурс | An unregulated fishery is a common resource vulnerable to depletion. |
| 548 | asymmetric information | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: asymmetric + information. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | асимметричная информация | Used-car sales may involve asymmetric information about hidden defects. |
| 549 | adverse selection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: adverse + selection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | неблагоприятный отбор | Adverse selection raised insurance costs when healthier customers left. |
| 550 | moral hazard | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: moral + hazard. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | моральный риск | Full reimbursement may create moral hazard if firms ignore prevention. |
| 551 | price ceiling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + ceiling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ценовой потолок | The price ceiling created shortages when set below equilibrium. |
| 552 | price floor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + floor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | нижний предел цены | The agricultural price floor kept the market price above equilibrium. |
| 553 | minimum wage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: minimum + wage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | минима́льная зарпла́та | The legislature raised the minimum wage. |
| 554 | price elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ценовая эластичность | High price elasticity caused sales to fall sharply after the increase. |
| 555 | income elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: income + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эластичность дохода | Positive income elasticity indicates that demand rises with income. |
| 556 | cross-price elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: cross + price + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | перекрестная ценовая эластичность | Positive cross-price elasticity suggested the two drinks were substitutes. |
| 557 | consumer surplus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: consumer + surplus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | потребительский излишек | The discount increased consumer surplus for early purchasers. |
| 558 | producer surplus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: producer + surplus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | излишек производителя | Higher market prices expanded producer surplus. |
| 559 | deadweight loss | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: deadweight + loss. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | безвозвратная потеря | The tax created deadweight loss by preventing mutually beneficial trades. |
| 560 | marginal cost | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: marginal + cost. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | преде́льные изде́ржки | The 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.
Russian translation
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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.
Page 17: words 561–595
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | marginal benefit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: marginal + benefit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | предельная выгода | The marginal benefit of another study hour eventually declined. |
| 562 | absolute advantage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: absolute + advantage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | абсолютное преимущество | The sunny region has an absolute advantage in solar generation. |
| 563 | appreciation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. повыше́ние це́нности 2. вздорожа́ние | Currency appreciation made imported machinery cheaper. |
| 564 | labor force participation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: labor + force + participation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | участие в рабочей силе | Labor force participation fell as more workers stopped searching. |
| 565 | real GDP | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: real + GDP. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | реальный ВВП | Real GDP rose, showing growth beyond inflation. |
| 566 | nominal GDP | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: nominal + GDP. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | номинальный ВВП | Nominal GDP increased partly because prices rose. |
| 567 | reserve requirement | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reserve + requirement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | резервные требования | A higher reserve requirement can limit deposit-based lending. |
| 568 | open market operations | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: open + market + operations. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | операции на открытом рынке | The central bank used open market operations to add liquidity. |
| 569 | progressive tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: progressive + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | прогресси́вное налогообложе́ние | The progressive tax applies higher rates to higher brackets. |
| 570 | regressive tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: regressive + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | регрессивный налог | A uniform sales tax can be regressive tax policy. |
| 571 | proportional tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: proportional + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | пропорциональный налог | Under a proportional tax, every household pays ten percent of taxable income. |
| 572 | budget deficit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: budget + deficit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | бюджетный дефицит | Emergency spending widened the annual budget deficit. |
| 573 | national debt | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: national + debt. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. госуда́рственный долг 2. национа́льный долг | Repeated deficits added to the national debt. |
| 574 | constitutional convention | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: constitutional + convention. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | конституционное собрание | Delegates debated representation at the constitutional convention. |
| 575 | amendment process | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: amendment + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | процесс внесения поправок | The amendment process requires more agreement than ordinary legislation. |
| 576 | amicus curiae | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: amicus + curiae. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | друг курии | A medical association filed an amicus curiae brief. |
| 577 | appellate jurisdiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: appellate + jurisdiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | апелляционная юрисдикция | The supreme court exercised appellate jurisdiction over the dispute. |
| 578 | original jurisdiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: original + jurisdiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | первоначальная юрисдикция | The trial court has original jurisdiction in the lawsuit. |
| 579 | judicial standing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + standing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | судебная репутация | The court dismissed the case for lack of judicial standing. |
| 580 | mootness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | спорность | The student's graduation raised a question of mootness. |
| 581 | ripeness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | созревание | The challenge lacked ripeness because the rule had not taken effect. |
| 582 | class-action lawsuit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: class + action + lawsuit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | коллективный иск | Consumers joined a class-action lawsuit over the defective product. |
| 583 | injunction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. постановле́ние 2. запре́т 3. предписа́ние | The judge issued an injunction stopping demolition. |
| 584 | discovery | noun StudyField: 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. | откры́тие | During discovery, each side produced relevant emails. |
| 585 | reasonable doubt | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reasonable + doubt. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | разумное сомнение | The unexplained timeline created reasonable doubt. |
| 586 | preponderance of evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: preponderance + of + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | перевес доказательств | The plaintiff proved negligence by a preponderance of evidence. |
| 587 | strict liability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: strict + liability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | строгая ответственность | The statute applies strict liability to sellers of the prohibited chemical. |
| 588 | mens rea | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: mens + rea. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мужская душа | The prosecution had to prove mens rea as well as the act. |
| 589 | actus reus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: actus + reus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. противопра́вное де́йствие 2. правонаруше́ние | The court identified the unauthorized transfer as the actus reus. |
| 590 | felony | noun StudyField: 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. преступле́ние 2. тя́жкое уголо́вное преступле́ние 3. тя́жкое преступле́ние | The charge was classified as a felony. |
| 591 | misdemeanor | noun StudyField: 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. просту́пок 2. правонаруше́ние | The first offense was treated as a misdemeanor. |
| 592 | sentencing guideline | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: sentencing + guideline. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | руководство по вынесению приговора | The judge considered the sentencing guideline and the defendant's circumstances. |
| 593 | parole | noun StudyField: 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. усло́вно-досро́чное освобожде́ние 2. УДО́ 3. досро́чное освобожде́ние | The board granted parole after evidence of rehabilitation. |
| 594 | probation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | испыта́тельный срок | Probation required regular reporting and treatment. |
| 595 | recidivism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | рецидивизм | Education programs were associated with lower recidivism. |
Page 18: words 596–630
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | восстановительное правосудие | 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. | карательное правосудие | 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. | лоббирование | 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. | комитет политических действий | 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. | супер ПАК | 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. | социологическое воображение | 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. | социальная структура | 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. | социальный институт | 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. | приписываемый статус | 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. | достигнутый статус | 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. | ролевой конфликт | 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. | ролевая нагрузка | 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. | референтная группа | 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. | в группе | 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. | вне группы | 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. | основная группа | 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. | вторичная группа | 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. | 1. рационализа́ция 2. рационализация | 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. | 1. отчужде́ние 2. отчуждённость | 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. | аноми́я | 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. | оригинал | 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. | социальный контроль | 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. | 1. нра́вы 2. обы́чаи 3. мора́льный ко́декс | 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. | народные обычаи | 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. | табу́ | 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. | культурное распространение | 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. | культурное отставание | 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. | 1. субкульту́ра 2. субкультура | 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. | контркульту́ра | 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. | плюрали́зм | 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. | 1. многокульту́рность 2. мультикультурали́зм | 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. | стратификация | 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. | социа́льная моби́льность | 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. | межпоколенческая мобильность | 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. | внутрипоколенная мобильность | Her move from apprentice to company director shows intragenerational mobility. |
Page 19: words 631–665
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631 | meritocracy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -cracy relates to rule or a system of government. | 1. меритокра́тия 2. меритократия | A true meritocracy would require fair access to preparation. |
| 632 | socioeconomic status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: socioeconomic + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социально-экономический статус | Socioeconomic status influenced access to stable housing. |
| 633 | cultural capital | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | культурная столица | Familiarity with academic conventions served as cultural capital. |
| 634 | social capital | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социальный капитал | Neighbors used social capital to organize childcare after the storm. |
| 635 | intersectionality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | интерсекциона́льность | Intersectionality explains why one policy affects women differently across class and race. |
| 636 | institutional discrimination | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: institutional + discrimination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | институциональная дискриминация | The inaccessible application process created institutional discrimination against disabled applicants. |
| 637 | implicit bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: implicit + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | неявная предвзятость | Blind review reduced implicit bias linked to applicants' names. |
| 638 | stereotype threat | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: stereotype + threat. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | угроза стереотипа | Stereotype threat reduced scores when identity was emphasized before the test. |
| 639 | self-fulfilling prophecy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: self + fulfilling + prophecy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | самоисполняющееся пророчество | Low expectations became a self-fulfilling prophecy when students received fewer opportunities. |
| 640 | labeling theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: labeling + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория маркировки | Labeling theory examines how being called delinquent changes later treatment. |
| 641 | conflict theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: conflict + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория конфликта | Conflict theory asks who benefits from the housing policy. |
| 642 | functionalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | функционализм | Functionalism studies how schools transmit shared norms. |
| 643 | symbolic interactionism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: symbolic + interactionism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | символический интеракционизм | Symbolic interactionism examines how a uniform signals authority. |
| 644 | feminist theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: feminist + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | феминистская теория | Feminist theory revealed unpaid care work missing from the economic model. |
| 645 | critical race theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: critical + race + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | критическая расовая теория | Critical race theory analyzes the long-term effects of housing rules. |
| 646 | social construction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + construction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социальное строительство | The meaning of childhood is partly a social construction that changes over time. |
| 647 | collective behavior | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: collective + behavior. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | коллективное поведение | The sudden crowd response was a form of collective behavior. |
| 648 | social movement | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + movement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | общественное движение | The social movement built support for disability access. |
| 649 | resource mobilization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: resource + mobilization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | мобилизация ресурсов | Resource mobilization allowed the campaign to open regional offices. |
| 650 | framing process | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: framing + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | процесс создания | The framing process presented clean water as a public-health right. |
| 651 | diffusion of responsibility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: diffusion + of + responsibility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | диффузия ответственности | Diffusion of responsibility made each witness wait for someone else to call. |
| 652 | bystander effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: bystander + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эффект свидетеля | The bystander effect weakened when one person directly requested assistance. |
| 653 | groupthink | noun StudyField: 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. | группово́е мышле́ние | Groupthink prevented the committee from testing its favored plan. |
| 654 | persuasion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. убеди́тельность 2. убежде́ние | The campaign's persuasion relied on credible evidence and trusted messengers. |
| 655 | moral reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | моральные рассуждения | Her moral reasoning weighed fairness against the risk of harm. |
| 656 | moral relativism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + relativism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | моральный релятивизм | Moral relativism questions whether one society's customs provide a universal standard. |
| 657 | moral absolutism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + absolutism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | моральный абсолютизм | Moral absolutism led him to reject lying even to prevent embarrassment. |
| 658 | beneficence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | благодеяние | Beneficence supported offering treatment after the trial. |
| 659 | nonmaleficence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | невредность | Nonmaleficence required stopping the procedure when risk increased. |
| 660 | cultivation theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultivation + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория выращивания | Cultivation theory predicts that constant crime dramas may exaggerate perceived danger. |
| 661 | spiral of silence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: spiral + of + silence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | спираль тишины | A spiral of silence formed when dissenters feared public ridicule. |
| 662 | algorithmic bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | алгоритмическая предвзятость | Algorithmic bias caused the screening tool to reject qualified applicants unevenly. |
| 663 | surveillance | 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. | 1. надзо́р 2. наблюде́ние | Workplace surveillance recorded every keyboard pause. |
| 664 | dramaturgical analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: dramaturgical + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | драматургический анализ | Dramaturgical analysis compares the employee's formal meeting behavior with backstage conversation. |
| 665 | presentation of self | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: presentation + of + self. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | презентация себя | Her 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.
Russian 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.
Page 20: words 666–700
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | impression management | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: impression + management. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | управление впечатлениями | The company used selective photographs for impression management. |
| 667 | total institution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: total + institution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | общее учреждение | A prison is a total institution with tightly scheduled routines. |
| 668 | resocialization | 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. | ресоциализация | Military training uses resocialization to establish new expectations. |
| 669 | anticipatory socialization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: anticipatory + socialization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | упреждающая социализация | The internship provided anticipatory socialization for future engineers. |
| 670 | hidden curriculum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: hidden + curriculum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. скры́тая програ́мма 2. скры́тая учёбная програ́мма | Waiting silently for permission was part of the school's hidden curriculum. |
| 671 | credentialism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | удостоверение | Credentialism excluded experienced workers who lacked a degree. |
| 672 | tracking | noun StudyField: 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. | прослеживание | Early tracking limited access to advanced mathematics. |
| 673 | social reproduction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + reproduction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социальное воспроизводство | Unequal school funding contributed to social reproduction. |
| 674 | medicalization | 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. | медикализация | Medicalization changed shyness from a personality description into a possible diagnosis. |
| 675 | secularization | 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. | секуляриза́ция | Secularization moved some schools from church control to public administration. |
| 676 | rational choice theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: rational + choice + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория рационального выбора | Rational choice theory predicts voting when expected benefits outweigh effort. |
| 677 | exchange theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: exchange + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория обмена | Exchange theory examines how unequal dependence shifts power. |
| 678 | network theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: network + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория сетей | Network theory showed how one central account spread the message. |
| 679 | social network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. социа́льная сеть 2. соцсе́ть | Her social network connected job seekers with local employers. |
| 680 | weak ties | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: weak + ties. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | слабые связи | Weak ties introduced the graduate to opportunities outside her close friends. |
| 681 | strong ties | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: strong + ties. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | крепкие связи | Strong ties supplied daily care during recovery. |
| 682 | group polarization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: group + polarization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | групповая поляризация | Group polarization made the online forum's opinions more severe. |
| 683 | deindividuation | 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. | деиндивидуализация | Masks and darkness increased deindividuation in the crowd. |
| 684 | social facilitation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + facilitation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социальная помощь | Social facilitation helped the runner maintain pace before spectators. |
| 685 | social loafing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + loafing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | социальное безделье | Assigning visible responsibilities reduced social loafing. |
| 686 | normative influence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: normative + influence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | нормативное влияние | Normative influence led him to applaud a joke he disliked. |
| 687 | informational influence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: informational + influence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | информационное воздействие | During the emergency, informational influence made travelers follow local residents. |
| 688 | reciprocity norm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: reciprocity + norm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | норма взаимности | The reciprocity norm encouraged neighbors to repay earlier help. |
| 689 | door-in-the-face technique | noun StudyField: 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. | техника «дверь в лицо» | The fundraiser used the door-in-the-face technique by requesting a huge donation first. |
| 690 | foot-in-the-door technique | noun StudyField: 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. | техника «нога в двери» | The foot-in-the-door technique began with signing a petition and ended with volunteering. |
| 691 | elaboration likelihood model | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: elaboration + likelihood + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | модель вероятности разработки | The elaboration likelihood model predicts deeper change when listeners examine evidence closely. |
| 692 | central route | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: central + route. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | центральный маршрут | The detailed policy comparison appealed through the central route. |
| 693 | peripheral route | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: peripheral + route. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | периферийный маршрут | The celebrity endorsement relied on the peripheral route. |
| 694 | attribution theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: attribution + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | теория атрибуции | Attribution theory examines whether observers blame personality or circumstances. |
| 695 | dispositional attribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: dispositional + attribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | диспозиционная атрибуция | Calling the late employee careless is a dispositional attribution. |
| 696 | situational attribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: situational + attribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | ситуационная атрибуция | Blaming the transit breakdown is a situational attribution. |
| 697 | overconfidence bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: overconfidence + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | самоуверенность | Overconfidence bias made forecasters report narrower ranges than their record justified. |
| 698 | sunk cost fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: sunk + cost + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | заблуждение о невозвратных издержках | The sunk cost fallacy kept the company funding an ineffective project. |
| 699 | halo effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: halo + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | эффект ореола | The candidate's confident speech created a halo effect around her technical answers. |
| 700 | availability cascade | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: availability + cascade. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | каскад доступности | An availability cascade made the rare danger seem common. |
Page 21: words 701–735
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | abeyance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | приостановле́ние | The disputed permit remained in abeyance until the court ruled. |
| 702 | abjure | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: abjure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. кля́твенно отрека́ться 2. отрека́ться 3. отре́чься | The witness agreed to abjure violence and support peaceful negotiation. |
| 703 | abscond | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: abscond is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. избегать 2. уклоня́ться | The treasurer tried to abscond with the missing funds. |
| 704 | acerbity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | язвительность | The review's acerbity turned criticism into personal attack. |
| 705 | adumbrate | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: adumbrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | наброса́ть | Writers often adumbrate a later conflict through an opening image. |
| 706 | aggrandize | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply. | возвеличивать | The ruler used monuments to aggrandize his dynasty. |
| 707 | approbatory | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: approbatory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | одобрительный | The committee's approbatory report recommended immediate renewal. |
| 708 | asceticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. аскети́зм 2. аскетизм | Her asceticism included simple food and few possessions. |
| 709 | asperity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. суро́вость 2. жёсткость | He answered with asperity after the repeated accusation. |
| 710 | atavistic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: atavistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | атависти́ческий | The novel depicts the feud as an atavistic return to clan violence. |
| 711 | baleful | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: baleful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | па́губный | The guard cast a baleful glance toward the intruder. |
| 712 | beatific | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: beatific is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | блаженный | A beatific smile spread across her face as the choir began. |
| 713 | bilious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. же́лчный 2. раздражи́тельный | The bilious columnist attacked every proposal without offering an alternative. |
| 714 | blandishment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | уговоры | No blandishment could persuade the auditor to ignore the missing records. |
| 715 | bovine | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: bovine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. коро́вий 2. бы́чий 3. быча́чий | The audience's bovine stare suggested boredom rather than calm attention. |
| 716 | carping | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: carping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | придираться | The carping review complains about punctuation but ignores the argument. |
| 717 | chronicity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | хронический характер | The condition's chronicity requires long-term management. |
| 718 | circumstantial | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: circumstantial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. дета́льный 2. обстоя́тельный | The case was circumstantial, relying on timing and location rather than an eyewitness. |
| 719 | complaisant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: complaisant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | встречный | The complaisant aide approved every request without examining its cost. |
| 720 | compunction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. раска́яние 2. сожале́ние 3. угрызе́ния со́вести | She felt compunction after taking credit for her colleague's idea. |
| 721 | concomitant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: concomitant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | сопу́тствующий | Temporary noise was an unavoidable concomitant of the renovation. |
| 722 | consanguineous | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. ро́дственный 2. единокро́вный | The archive traces consanguineous ties among the region's ruling families. |
| 723 | contravene | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: contravene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | оспаривать | The secret search would contravene the agency's privacy policy. |
| 724 | contumacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. непослу́шный 2. несгово́рчивый | The judge sanctioned the contumacious witness for refusing every lawful order. |
| 725 | corpulent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: corpulent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. по́лный 2. ту́чный 3. доро́дный | The portrait shows a corpulent merchant seated beside a lavish meal. |
| 726 | diffidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. застенчивость 2. неуве́ренность 3. ро́бость | Her diffidence disappeared when the discussion turned to her research. |
| 727 | eclecticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | эклектизм | The building's eclecticism combines classical columns with modern glass. |
| 728 | elegiac | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: elegiac is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | элегический | The memoir's elegiac final chapter remembers a vanished neighborhood. |
| 729 | emollient | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: emollient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | смягчающее средство | The pharmacist recommended an emollient for the dry, irritated skin. |
| 730 | encomiastic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: encomiastic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | восхвалительный | The encomiastic biography overlooks the leader's documented failures. |
| 731 | ennui | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: ennui is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ску́ка 2. тоска́ | Months of identical routine left him in deep ennui. |
| 732 | epigrammatic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: epigrammatic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | эпиграмматичный | Her epigrammatic conclusion compresses the essay into one sharp sentence. |
| 733 | ersatz | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: ersatz is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. замени́тель 2. суррога́т 3. эрза́ц | The set used ersatz marble made from painted plastic. |
| 734 | execrable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 1. отврати́тельный 2. отта́лкивающий | The restaurant closed after an inspection found execrable hygiene. |
| 735 | extirpate | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: extirpate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. искореня́ть 2. искорени́ть | The conservation team worked to extirpate the invasive weed from the island. |
Page 22: words 736–770
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736 | feign | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: feign is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. выду́мывать 2. подделывать 3. прики́дываться | The spy chose to feign illness to avoid the meeting. |
| 737 | fulsome | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: fulsome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | невыносимый | The advertisement's fulsome praise made the ordinary device sound miraculous. |
| 738 | iconoclasm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: iconoclasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. иконоборчество 2. иконоклазм | The artist's iconoclasm challenged the museum's definition of fine art. |
| 739 | idiosyncratic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: idiosyncratic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. отличительный 2. персона́льный 3. своеобразный | The director's idiosyncratic style uses long silences and abrupt music. |
| 740 | insouciant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: insouciant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. беззабо́тный 2. безразли́чный | His insouciant response ignored the seriousness of the safety warning. |
| 741 | lugubrious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. скорбный 2. печа́льный 3. мра́чный | The actor delivered the comic complaint in a lugubrious voice. |
| 742 | mendacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | лжи́вый | The mendacious report concealed both the cost and the delay. |
| 743 | meretricious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | безвку́сный | The proposal's meretricious graphics could not hide its weak evidence. |
| 744 | munificent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: munificent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ще́дрый | A munificent donor funded the clinic for ten years. |
| 745 | palatable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 1. прия́тный 2. вку́сный | The compromise made the reform more palatable to cautious voters. |
| 746 | pejorative | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 1. неодобри́тельный 2. презри́тельный 3. уничижи́тельный | The editor removed a pejorative label from the neutral report. |
| 747 | portentous | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | злове́щий | The narrator's portentous warning prepares readers for the collapse. |
| 748 | rarefy | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: rarefy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. разрежа́ть 2. разреди́ть | High altitude can rarefy the air enough to impair breathing. |
| 749 | refractory | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: refractory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. жаропрочный 2. огнеупорный | The refractory infection did not respond to standard antibiotics. |
| 750 | seminal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: seminal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | плодови́тый | The scientist's seminal paper established a new research field. |
| 751 | truculent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: truculent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | вызыва́ющий | The minister's truculent reply threatened the fragile truce. |
| 752 | whimsical | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: whimsical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. капри́зный 2. прихотли́вый 3. причу́дливый | The illustrator filled the map with whimsical sea creatures. |
| 753 | quiescent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: quiescent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. неподви́жный 2. споко́йный | The volcano has remained quiescent for decades. |
| 754 | redoubtable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | грозный | She became a redoubtable opponent of censorship. |
| 755 | remiss | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: remiss is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | небре́жный | The agency was remiss in failing to inspect the bridge. |
| 756 | risible | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: risible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. смешливый 2. смешной | The spokesperson's risible excuse convinced no one. |
| 757 | sardonic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: sardonic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. сардони́ческий 2. язви́тельный 3. ехи́дный | The narrator offers a sardonic comment on every ceremony. |
| 758 | solipsistic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: solipsistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | корыстный | The memoir becomes solipsistic when it ignores every other perspective. |
| 759 | stultify | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ify commonly forms a verb meaning to make or become. | отуплять | Rigid rules can stultify creative teaching. |
| 760 | supplant | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: supplant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. вытесня́ть 2. выживать | Digital photography began to supplant film. |
| 761 | transmute | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: transmute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | превращать | The poet can transmute grief into art. |
| 762 | trenchant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: trenchant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | о́стрый | Her trenchant critique exposed the policy's contradiction. |
| 763 | unassailable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | неприступный | The conclusion seemed unassailable until new data appeared. |
| 764 | unfettered | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: unfettered is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | нестеснённый | The law does not permit unfettered surveillance. |
| 765 | vaunted | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: vaunted is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. просла́вленный 2. имени́тый 3. хвалёный | The company's vaunted efficiency failed during the emergency. |
| 766 | veritable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | истинный | The archive is a veritable treasure of firsthand accounts. |
| 767 | wan | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: wan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | бле́дный | After the long illness, he looked wan. |
| 768 | zealot | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: zealot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. фана́тик 2. фанати́чка | The novel distinguishes a committed activist from a violent zealot. |
| 769 | abstemious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. возде́ржанный 2. уме́ренный 3. скро́мный | Her abstemious habits contrasted with the banquet's excess. |
| 770 | arrant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: arrant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | прожжённый | The 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.
Russian 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.
Page 23: words 771–800
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771 | aver | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: aver is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. утвержда́ть 2. заявля́ть | The witness continued to aver that the signature was genuine. |
| 772 | bellicose | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: bellicose is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | вои́нственный | The leader's bellicose speech alarmed neighboring states. |
| 773 | beneficent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: beneficent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. благоде́тельный 2. ми́лостивый | The beneficent foundation supplied clean water to remote villages. |
| 774 | cavil | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: cavil is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. приди́рка 2. придира́ться | Reviewers may cavil at the font, but the data remain convincing. |
| 775 | chauvinism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. шовини́зм 2. шовинизм | National chauvinism led the speaker to dismiss every foreign achievement. |
| 776 | circumspection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | осмотрительность | The unresolved evidence required circumspection from investigators. |
| 777 | commensurability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | соизмеримость | Different grading scales complicated the scores' commensurability. |
| 778 | contrition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. раскаяние 2. контри́ция | His contrition was evident in the apology and restitution. |
| 779 | declivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. склон 2. отко́с | Loose stones made the steep declivity dangerous. |
| 780 | desiccated | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: desiccated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | высушенный | The desiccated specimen crumbled when exposed to air. |
| 781 | dispositive | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | диспозитивный | The newly dated letter was dispositive evidence of ownership. |
| 782 | effulgent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: effulgent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | лучеза́рный | The moon appeared effulgent above the dark lake. |
| 783 | enjoin | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: enjoin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. предпи́сывать 2. предписа́ть 3. веле́ть | The court will enjoin the company from dumping waste. |
| 784 | enmity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: enmity is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. вражда́ 2. вражде́бность 3. неприя́знь | Years of enmity made cooperation difficult. |
| 785 | equable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: equable is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ро́вный 2. равноме́рный | Her equable temperament helped during the crisis. |
| 786 | extemporize | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply. | импровизи́ровать | When the notes disappeared, the lecturer had to extemporize. |
| 787 | factitious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | иску́сственный | The advertisement manufactured a factitious sense of urgency. |
| 788 | fecundity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | плодови́тость | The writer's fecundity yielded three novels in two years. |
| 789 | hector | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: hector is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | быть тесный | The supervisor tried to hector employees into unpaid overtime. |
| 790 | imprecation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | прокля́тие | The angry character ends his speech with an imprecation. |
| 791 | indigence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. бе́дность 2. нужда́ | The relief program provides legal aid to people facing indigence. |
| 792 | inefficacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | неэффективный | The diluted treatment proved inefficacious against the infection. |
| 793 | interdict | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: interdict is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. интердикт 2. сдерживать | The treaty will interdict the sale of the banned weapon. |
| 794 | lassitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: lassitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. апа́тия 2. уста́лость 3. утомле́ние | The fever left her with several days of lassitude. |
| 795 | mendacity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. ложь 2. фальшь | Repeated contradictions exposed the official's mendacity. |
| 796 | pecuniary | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: pecuniary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. де́нежный 2. валю́тный | The court awarded pecuniary damages for lost wages. |
| 797 | perspicuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | ясность | The manual's perspicuity helped beginners complete the repair. |
| 798 | quotidian | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: quotidian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. повседневный 2. ежедне́вный 3. обыденный | The novel finds meaning in quotidian routines such as cooking and commuting. |
| 799 | recalcitrance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | непокорность | The agency's recalcitrance delayed release of the records. |
| 800 | sanguinary | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: sanguinary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | кровожа́дный | The historian rejects the general's sanguinary plan as needless slaughter. |
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).

