Grade 10: Academic Vocabulary, Units 1–3

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  1. motivate
    give an incentive for action
    A mentor should try to motivate a student to perform well.
  2. dimension
    a construct distinguishing objects or individuals
    We have to consider every dimension of the problem before we can solve it.
  3. manipulate
    hold something in one's hands and move it
    We watch as the sculptors manipulate the clay with great skill and speed.
  4. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
    The psychological effects of fear can last a long time.
  5. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    The narrator's perspective was limited and left readers wondering what other characters thought.
  6. contradict
    be in opposition to
    The two sources that I used for my research paper contradict one another on some important points.
  7. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
    Getting a bad grade on the final exam will negate all the hard work I put into this class.
  8. objection
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
    My only objection to the plan is that some of the steps seem vague and should be more precise.
  9. verify
    confirm the truth of
    Maria will verify the information before we include it in the presentation.
  10. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
    I'm voting for her because she has always been an advocate for causes that are important to me.
  11. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
    In the nineteenth century, such an attribute was seen as ordinary.
  12. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
    In high school, freshmen are usually considered to be at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
  13. demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
    The bold black lines on the map demarcate the borders of each country.
  14. fundamental
    being or involving basic facts or principles
    The order of operations is a fundamental concept in mathematics.
  15. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
    In a democracy, the people hold the power, and the government represents their interests.
Created on Mon Aug 10 09:34:24 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Jul 20 13:12:04 EDT 2021)

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