Academic and Social Studies Vocabulary Flashcards

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Expressing a quality or idea without reference to an actual thing

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Abstract

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2
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To get

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Acquire

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3
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To plead in favor of

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Advocate

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4
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A decision reached by two or more people in groups

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Agreement

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5
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Parts

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Aspects

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6
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Power, right to rule

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Authority

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7
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The reason something happens

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Cause

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8
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Surrounding situations

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Circumstances

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9
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Referring to the cultures of ancient Greece or Rome

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Classical

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10
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Difficult, not simple

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Complex

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11
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Specific, real

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Concrete

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12
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The effects of a particular event or events

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Consequences

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13
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Existing at the same time

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Contemporary

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14
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A binding legal agreement

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Contract

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15
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Rule for defining

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Criteria

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16
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  1. to grow or improve

2. the process of growing or improving

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Develop/Developing

17
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Separate

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Distinct

18
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To divide among a group of people

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Distribute

19
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The result of an action or decision

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Effect

20
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Productive, not wasteful

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Efficient

21
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Part

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Element

22
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To perform, carry out

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Execute

23
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Fully revealed without vagueness

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Explicit

24
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To bring about

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Facilitate

25
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Cause

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Factor

26
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Characteristics

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Features

27
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Use or purpose

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Function

28
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Effect, result

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Impact

29
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To put in place

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Implement

30
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Effects of a decision

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Implications

31
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Understood though not clearly put into words

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Implicit

32
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Something that leads people to follow a certain course of action

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Incentive

33
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Change or have an effect on

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Influence

34
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A new idea or way of doing something

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Innovation

35
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Well thought out idea/ well reasoned

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Logic/ Logical

36
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A reason for doing something

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Motive

37
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Unbiased, not favoring either side in a conflict

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Neutral