Week 4 Vocab Quiz Hamilton

Access

to gain entry or to get into somewhere or something, a means of approaching or entering a place, sudden fit or outburst of emotion

Apparent

clearly visible or understood; obvious, seeming real or true but not necessarily so

Attribute

a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of something/someone, to regard something as being caused by a particular circumstance, to consider as belonging to or appropriate to

Cite

to quote as evidence for an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work, to offer as an example or support; to reference,

Civil

of, relating to, or consisting of citizens, courteous or polite; also, demonstrating a minimum degree of politeness

Code

a set of laws or regulations, a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy

Commitment

the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity, an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action

Compensation

the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages, something, typically money, awarded to someone for loss, injury, or suffering, the act of counterbalancing or making up for a perceived deficiency

Considerable

notably large in size, amount, or extent, held in high esteem

Convention

a way in which something is usually done; a custom, a meeting or formal assembly, of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern

Correlation

a connection between or among things, interdependence of two or more variable quantities

Corresponding

similar in character, form, or function, able to be matched or joined

Criteria

principles or standards by which something is judged or decided

Deduction

an amount that is subtracted from something, especially in taxes, inferring or drawing conclusions from established principles or generalities

Demonstrate

to clearly show the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence, to give a practical exhibition and explanation as to how something functions, show or express a feeling or quality by one’s actions, to take part in a public meeting or march to express political views

Dimensions

a measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height, aspects or features of a situation, problem, or thing, scope or importance of something

Domestic

relating to the household, running of a home, or family relations, of, relating to, or made in one’s own country, a hired household servant, tame, no longer wild

Dominant

most important, powerful, or influential, ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence

Emerged

to move out of or away from something and come into view, to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity, to become apparent, important, or prominent

Framework

a supporting structure underlying a system, concept, or text

Grant

Agree to give or allow to; permit, bestow upon, acknowledge or concede; agree or admit to, a sum of money given by an organization or the government

Illustrate

to explain through examples, data, pictures, etc., to serve as an example of

Implement

put into effect; carry out, a tool or instrument, especially used for a particular purpose

Imply

strongly suggests the truth or existence of something not expressly stated; to indirectly express, suggest something as a logical consequence

Impose

forced to be accepted or put into place, take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment from them

Infer

conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than through explicit statements

Instance

an example or single occurrence

Integration

The act of combining two or more things to create something new, the intermixing of previously segregated people or groups

Justify

show or prove to be right or reasonable; to defend,

Link

a relationship between two things, esp. when one thing affects the other, to make or suggest a connection between two things

Proportion

a part in comparison to a whole, size or dimensions, the ideal relationship between parts of a whole, adjust or regulate something so that it has a particular relationship

Reaction

an action in response to a specific event or situation, a chemical change as a result of two or more substances acting on each other, a physiological response, movement of opposition against an existing set of circumstances, esp. in politics; a mode of thought deliberately different from previous modes, with against or to

Remove

to eliminate or get rid of, a degree of remoteness or separation, be distanced or different from

Scheme

a large-scale plan for attaining some particular object or putting into effect an idea; often secret or underhanded, to make plans, esp. to do something illegal or immoral, an ordered system or arrangement

Shift

a slight change in position, direction or tendency, move from one place to another, especially over small distances, to change focus or emphasis, a recurring period in which work is done, a kind of dress that is straight and unwaisted

Source

a place, person or thing from which something comes or can be obtained, obtain from a particular place or thing

Structure

the arrangement of and relations between between the parts of something complex, a building or object constructed from several parts, the quality of being organized, construct or arrange

Survey

to look carefully at something, esp. to appraise, a general view, examination, or description of something, an investigation of opinions or experiences; poll; to conduct such an investigation

Theory

the conceptual basis of something; as opposed to practice, an explanation of phenomena arrived at through examination and contemplation, a set of ideas on which a practice of an activity is based, an approach to the study of literature, the arts, and culture that draws from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the social sciences

Valid

having a sound basis in logic or fact; legitimate, legally binding

Case study

An intensive analysis of an individual unit (person, firm, country) usually with special attention paid to the broader context

Causal relationship

A relationship between two or more concepts or phenomena in which one concept or phenomenon gives rise to or leads directly to another concept or phenomena

Controlled experiment

An experiment in which a hypothesis is tested by allowing only one aspect of the procedure, the independent variable, to be adjusted

Critical Theory

A broad set of theories that share an aim to identify, explain, and transform the varied dimensions that oppress humans in modern societies; critical theory combines philosophical and social scientific approaches in an effort to diminish domination and increase freedom in all forms; over several decades critical theory has taken different forms including Marxism, feminist criticism, critical race theory, and postcolonialism

Data mining

The process of analyzing large sets of data (facts, numbers, or text that can be processed by a computer) from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information

Ethnography/Ethnographic research

Qualitative research that provides in-depth detail of the everyday life and practices of a people, community, group, or individual

Field study/research

Research conducted outside of a laboratory or library usually in an uncontrolled environment; this kind of research is most often conducted in social science fields like Anthropology or Sociology

Focus group

A diverse group of people assembled to have a guided discussion and provide feedback about a particular product or policy

It is believed that

Used to express a commonly held opinion of people, especially when it has not been proved

Order of magnitude

A class in a system of classification determined by size, each class a number of times (usually ten) greater or smaller than the one before; a usually specific exponential change