Week 4 Vocab Quiz Hamilton

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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
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Apparent
clearly visible or understood; obvious, seeming real or true but not necessarily so
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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
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Cite
to quote as evidence for an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work, to offer as an example or support; to reference,
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Civil
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens, courteous or polite; also, demonstrating a minimum degree of politeness
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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
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Commitment
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity, an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action
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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
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Considerable
notably large in size, amount, or extent, held in high esteem
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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
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Correlation
a connection between or among things, interdependence of two or more variable quantities
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Corresponding
similar in character, form, or function, able to be matched or joined
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Criteria
principles or standards by which something is judged or decided
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Deduction
an amount that is subtracted from something, especially in taxes, inferring or drawing conclusions from established principles or generalities
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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
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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
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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
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Dominant
most important, powerful, or influential, ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence
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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
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Framework
a supporting structure underlying a system, concept, or text
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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
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Illustrate
to explain through examples, data, pictures, etc., to serve as an example of
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Implement
put into effect; carry out, a tool or instrument, especially used for a particular purpose
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Imply
strongly suggests the truth or existence of something not expressly stated; to indirectly express, suggest something as a logical consequence
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Impose
forced to be accepted or put into place, take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment from them
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Infer
conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than through explicit statements
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Instance
an example or single occurrence
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Integration
The act of combining two or more things to create something new, the intermixing of previously segregated people or groups
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Justify
show or prove to be right or reasonable; to defend,
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Link
a relationship between two things, esp. when one thing affects the other, to make or suggest a connection between two things
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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
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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
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Remove
to eliminate or get rid of, a degree of remoteness or separation, be distanced or different from
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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
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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
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Source
a place, person or thing from which something comes or can be obtained, obtain from a particular place or thing
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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
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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
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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
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Valid
having a sound basis in logic or fact; legitimate, legally binding
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Case study
An intensive analysis of an individual unit (person, firm, country) usually with special attention paid to the broader context
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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
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Controlled experiment
An experiment in which a hypothesis is tested by allowing only one aspect of the procedure, the independent variable, to be adjusted
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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
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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
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Ethnography/Ethnographic research
Qualitative research that provides in-depth detail of the everyday life and practices of a people, community, group, or individual
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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
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Focus group
A diverse group of people assembled to have a guided discussion and provide feedback about a particular product or policy
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It is believed that
Used to express a commonly held opinion of people, especially when it has not been proved
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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