Word Up! Words of the Week for 10/26 – 10/30
October 26, 2015
ABSTRACTION: n. (person, place, thing, or concept)
- an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic
- 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)
- secured by or relating to bonds
- placed in bond, as in bonded goods
- 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)
- 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)
- 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:
- 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
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