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English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview

11th Grade Vocabulary Words

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

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

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

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281vestibular systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: vestibular + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

vestibulära systemetThe vestibular system helps stabilize vision while the head turns.
282endocrine axisnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: endocrine + axis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

endokrina axelnThe endocrine axis coordinates signals between the brain and thyroid gland.
283hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisnoun
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Field: 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.

hypotalamus-hypofys-binjureaxelnProlonged stress can repeatedly activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
284cortisolnoun
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Field: 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.

kortisolCortisol levels normally follow a daily rhythm.
285melatoninnoun
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Field: 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.

melatoninDarkness stimulates melatonin release in the evening.
286thyroxinenoun
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Field: 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.

tyroxinLow thyroxine levels can slow metabolic activity.
287humoral immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: humoral + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

humoral immunitetHumoral immunity produces antibodies that bind a specific virus.
288cell-mediated immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: cell + mediated + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

cellmedierad immunitetCell-mediated immunity can destroy cells infected by a virus.
289lymphocytenoun
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Field: 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.

lymfocytEach lymphocyte recognizes particular molecular targets.
290macrophagenoun
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Field: 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.

makrofagThe macrophage swallowed bacteria at the wound.
291complement systemnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: complement + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

komplementsystemThe complement system marked the bacterium for destruction.
292antimicrobial resistancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: antimicrobial + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

antimikrobiell resistensUnnecessary antibiotic use accelerates antimicrobial resistance.
293nosocomial infectionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: nosocomial + infection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

nosokomial infektionStrict hand hygiene reduced nosocomial infection in the ward.
294case fatality ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: case + fatality + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

dödsfallEarly treatment lowered the disease's case fatality rate.
295attack ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: attack + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

attackhastighetInvestigators calculated the attack rate among guests who ate the salad.
296prevalence rationoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: prevalence + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

prevalenskvotThe prevalence ratio showed asthma was twice as common in the exposed group.
297incidence ratenoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: incidence + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

incidensfrekvensThe study reported an incidence rate of five cases per thousand person-years.
298relative risknoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: relative + risk. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

relativ riskA relative risk above one indicated greater illness among exposed workers.
299odds rationoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: odds + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

oddskvotThe case-control study used an odds ratio to assess the association.
300outbreak investigationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term

Word study: Term structure: outbreak + investigation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

utbrottsutredningThe outbreak investigation traced infections to one cooling tower.
301kinematicsnoun
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Field: 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.

kinematikKinematics relates the car's position, velocity, and acceleration over time.
302dynamicsnoun
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Field: 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.

dynamikDynamics explains how the applied force changes the cart's motion.
303rotational kinetic energynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: rotational + kinetic + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

rotationskinetisk energiThe spinning flywheel stores rotational kinetic energy.
304simple harmonic motionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: simple + harmonic + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

enkel harmonisk rörelseA small mass on an ideal spring approximates simple harmonic motion.
305Hooke's lawproper noun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: Hooke's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Hookes lagHooke's law predicts twice the force for twice the stretch.
306spring constantnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: spring + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

fjäderkonstantThe stiffer spring has the larger spring constant.
307dampingnoun
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Field: 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.

dämpningAir resistance provides damping that reduces the pendulum's swing.
308driven oscillationnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: driven + oscillation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

driven svängningThe motor creates a driven oscillation in the platform.
309nodenoun
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Field: 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.

nodThe string stays still at each node.
310antinodenoun
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Field: 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.

bukThe string moves most widely at the antinode.
311fundamental frequencynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: fundamental + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

grundläggande frekvensThe long pipe has a lower fundamental frequency than the short pipe.
312harmonicnoun
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Field: 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.

harmoniskThe second harmonic vibrates at twice the fundamental frequency.
313beat frequencynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: beat + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

slagfrekvensTwo tones at 440 and 443 hertz create a beat frequency of three hertz.
314sound intensitynoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: sound + intensity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

ljudintensitetSound intensity decreases as the wave spreads outward.
315index of refractionnoun
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Field: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term

Word study: Term structure: index + of + refraction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

brytningsindexDiamond has a high index of refraction.

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