Yr 7 history academic literacy words D to I

Question 1

data

Answer 1

information, facts or statistics

Question 2

debate

Answer 2

a (perhaps formal) discussion arguing about different opinions of something

Question 3

decade

Answer 3

A period of ten years, for example 1880-1890.

Question 4

decline

Answer 4

reducing, or getting worse over time

Question 5

define

Answer 5

to give a definition, to describe the essence of

Question 6

discriminate

Answer 6

to choose between two or more things; or negatively to treat someone differently because of part of their identity eg skin colour

Question 7

distinct

Answer 7

something separate and different from other things

Question 8

distribute

Answer 8

to give to several people

Question 9

diverse

Answer 9

a wide range, different or unlike

Question 10

document

Answer 10

a piece of written information

Question 11

domain

Answer 11

a territory over which someone has control

Question 12

domestic

Answer 12

related to the home, or the home country

Question 13

dynamic

Answer 13

something that changes and responds to events

Question 14

economy

Answer 14

the system of money, buying and selling across society

Question 15

effect

Answer 15

something that happens as a result of another event

Question 16

element

Answer 16

a part of, one aspect of

Question 17

eliminate

Answer 17

to get rid of

Question 18

enforce

Answer 18

to make sure that a law is obeyed

Question 19

era

Answer 19

a long and distinct period of history

Question 20

establish

Answer 20

to set up, or to found something

Question 21

estate

Answer 21

a large area of land belonging to a lord or landowner

Question 22

evaluate

Answer 22

to consider the strength of different points or arguments against each other

Question 23

evident

Answer 23

clear

Question 24

expand

Answer 24

to grow, to become bigger

Question 25

exploit

Answer 25

to take advantage of

Question 26

export

Answer 26

to sell or transfer abroad

Question 27

factor

Answer 27

something that causes change, or part of an explanation

Question 28

feature

Answer 28

an important aspect of something

Question 29

final

Answer 29

the last

Question 30

finance

Answer 30

money given to fund something

Question 31

focus

Answer 31

an aspect being concentrated on

Question 32

foreign

Answer 32

to do with another country outside your own

Question 33

however

Answer 33

used to introduce a sentence that goes against the previous sentence

Question 34

identify

Answer 34

to give the name or characteristics of

Question 35

impact

Answer 35

to have an effect on; the effect of

Question 36

implement

Answer 36

to put into place

Question 37

imply

Answer 37

to say something indirectly

Question 38

income

Answer 38

the money made from a salary from a job or from another form of business

Question 39

indicate

Answer 39

to point out, or show

Question 40

individual

Answer 40

a person, not as part of a group

Question 41

industry

Answer 41

the name of an area of the economy; often desribes manufacturing

Question 42

infer

Answer 42

to make an inference by working out the probable meaning of something

Question 43

infrastructure

Answer 43

the parts of a system or organisation that support it

Question 44

inherit

Answer 44

receive money, land or other goods on the death of someone

Question 45

injure

Answer 45

to do physical harm or damage to someone

Question 46

inspect

Answer 46

to look over carefully

Question 47

institute

Answer 47

to set up, to bring in

Question 48

integrity

Answer 48

having a sense of morals, or having an inner strength

Question 49

interpret

Answer 49

make a sense, of, work out the meaning of

Question 50

invade

Answer 50

When you enter a country to control it.

Question 51

invest

Answer 51

To give someone power or authority

Question 52

investigate

Answer 52

To look into closely

Question 53

issue

Answer 53

Give something officially

Question 54

item

Answer 54

A brief piece of news