Academic and Social Studies Vocabulary Flashcards
Expressing a quality or idea without reference to an actual thing
Abstract
To get
Acquire
To plead in favor of
Advocate
A decision reached by two or more people in groups
Agreement
Parts
Aspects
Power, right to rule
Authority
The reason something happens
Cause
Surrounding situations
Circumstances
Referring to the cultures of ancient Greece or Rome
Classical
Difficult, not simple
Complex
Specific, real
Concrete
The effects of a particular event or events
Consequences
Existing at the same time
Contemporary
A binding legal agreement
Contract
Rule for defining
Criteria
- to grow or improve
2. the process of growing or improving
Develop/Developing
Separate
Distinct
To divide among a group of people
Distribute
The result of an action or decision
Effect
Productive, not wasteful
Efficient
Part
Element
To perform, carry out
Execute
Fully revealed without vagueness
Explicit
To bring about
Facilitate
Cause
Factor
Characteristics
Features
Use or purpose
Function
Effect, result
Impact
To put in place
Implement
Effects of a decision
Implications
Understood though not clearly put into words
Implicit
Something that leads people to follow a certain course of action
Incentive
Change or have an effect on
Influence
A new idea or way of doing something
Innovation
Well thought out idea/ well reasoned
Logic/ Logical
A reason for doing something
Motive
Unbiased, not favoring either side in a conflict
Neutral
