ABSTRACTION: n. (person, place, thing, or concept)

1. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic
2. a process of picking out common features

• Sentence:
  • Through abstraction, the students were able to simplify the process by eliminating like actions.

BONDED: adj. (describes a noun or pronoun)

1. secured by or relating to bonds
2. placed in bond, as in bonded goods
3. placed together as in sewn, glued, or molded

• Sentence:
  • He accidentally bonded his fingers together with super-glue.

CAPABILITIES: plural-n. (person, place, thing, or concept)

1. having abilities, or the potential to develop abilities

• Sentence:
  • The leaders assessed each other’s defences and capabilities before going to war.

DISCRIMINATED: v. (describes an action)

1. to make a distinction in favor or against a person or thing, based on group, class, or category

• Sentence:
  • At the mall, the students were discriminated against because of their age and asked to leave by 8 pm if not accompanied by an adult.

SOCIAL STUDIES Level 3 Power Up Word of the Week

Oligarchy:

1. ruled by a few

• Sentence:
  • A 2014 survey suggested that India, Britain, Russia, China, and the United States might all actually be oligarchies; the economic disparity between classes and the power associated with small groups and their influence over the law being the basis for this claim