Yr 7 history academic literacy words R to Z

Question 1

radical

Answer 1

far-reaching change, a person who holds extreme political views; a revolutionary.

Question 2

regime

Answer 2

a method or system of government

Question 3

region

Answer 3

an large area of land with clear boundaries

Question 4

regulate

Answer 4

to control by rules and restrictions.

Question 5

relevant

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bearing or having a reference to the matter in hand.

Question 6

reliable

Answer 6

of a sound and consistent charaacter or quality; trustworthy

Question 7

require

Answer 7

a need for success; a command or an order

Question 8

research

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the systermatic study of materials, artefacts or documents to establish facts or a conclusion

Question 9

reside

Answer 9

place where you live, or a are placed.

Question 10

resource

Answer 10

a supply of infromation that can used to draw conclusions

Question 11

respond

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to give a reply

Question 12

restore

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to bring back or attempt to bring back in it’s original form.

Question 13

restrict

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subject to limits

Question 14

revenue

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income, or money, especially a large amount which is often collected

Question 15

rival

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a person competing with another person for the same goal or prize.

Question 16

role

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a person’s characteristics or their expected function

Question 17

scheme

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a systematic plan, an outline; or an artful decietful plot.

Question 18

sector

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a distinct part of society or an enterprise

Question 19

secure

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untroubled by danger, made safe

Question 20

seek

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to purposefully search or to get back

Question 21

select

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choose as the best or most suitable

Question 22

significant

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having a meaning or being important, noteworthy

Question 23

similar

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alike, of the same kind or type

Question 24

site

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a place, a location of importance

Question 25

social

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relating to society, concerned with the relations of humans or social classes

Question 26

source

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a person or a document which provides evidence

Question 27

specific

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clearly defined, relating to a particular subject or an event.

Question 28

stable

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firmly fixed, well-established and not easily destroyed.

Question 29

strategy

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a plan of action, the management of moving troops in a war

Question 30

structure

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a set of interconnect parts of a complex thing.

Question 31

subsidy

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a grant or a contribution of money.

Question 32

successor

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the next person to inherit the throne.

Question 33

suggest

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to hint at, or evoke or propose

Question 34

summary

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a brief account, to the point without needless details.

Question 35

survey

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to take or present a general view; or an audit

Question 36

survive

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continue to live or exist

Question 37

text

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a section of writing often in a book

Question 38

theme

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subject of topic on which a person writes or speaks; or having a particular focus

Question 39

theory

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a system of ideas explaining an event or a leaders actions

Question 40

thereby

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by that means; as a result of that

Question 41

tradition

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a custom, belief, an opinion handed down over through the generations to practice

Question 42

transfer

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to remove or to hand over

Question 43

transport

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to take or carry one person or goods from one place to another

Question 44

trigger

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an event that sets off a chain reaction

Question 45

ultimate

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last, final, the best achieveable or imaginable

Question 46

valid

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sound or defensible, well-gounded

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value

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the worth, the relative rank or importance of a piece of evidence

Question 48

vary

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to make different, modify or to undergo change

Question 49

version

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an account of a event or a leader from a person’s point of view

Question 50

welfare

Answer 50

well-being, happiness; or giving finanical support to improve social conditions.