English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview
11th Grade Vocabulary Words
Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 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. | total inre reflektion | 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. | brännvidd | 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. | verklig bild | 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. | virtuell bild | 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. | konvex lins | 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. | konkav lins | 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. | galler | 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. | elektrisk potential | 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. ström 2. elektrisk ström | 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. | Coulombs lag | 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. | elektriskt flöde | 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. | Gauss lag | 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. | magnetiskt flöde | 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. | Faradays lag | 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. | Lenz lag | 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. | Kirchhoffs regler | 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. | Ohms lag | 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. | resistivitet | 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. dielektrisk 2. dielektrikum | 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. | transformator | 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. | spole | 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. | reaktans | 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. | rms spänning | 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. | fotoeffekt | 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. | de Broglie våglängd | 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. | våg-partikeldualitet | 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. | osäkerhetsprincipen | 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. | atomspektrum | 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. | grundtillstånd | 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. | upphetsat tillstånd | 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. | bindningsenergi | 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. | massdefekt | 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. | kärnkraft | 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. | kedjereaktion | 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. | kritisk massa | Below critical mass, too many neutrons escape to maintain fission. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
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.
Swedish 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.
Vocabulary quiz
Choose the dictionary equivalent for each of 5 selected words.
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
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).

