Word Master High School Complete Vocabulary

Flashcards covering core high school vocabulary across various categories including science, social studies, and essential phrasal verbs.

evidence

Signs, tracks, or facts that serve to prove something or provide grounds for belief.

beneficial

Resulting in good; having a helpful or useful effect.

trigger

To cause a specific event or reaction to happen; also refers to the lever used to fire a gun or an initiating cause.

capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or produce; an individual's ability to perform a task.

hardwired

Refers to behaviors or functions that are innate or inherent; in computing, functions built into the hardware.

acute

Severe or intense in degree; (of a disease) short-term and severe; also means perceptive or sharp.

cognitive

Relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

institution

An established organization or society, such as a school or bank, or a long-standing law or custom.

biodiversity

The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat or in the world as a whole.

ultimate

The final or last stage in a process; the best or most extreme example of something.

morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

utilize

To make practical and effective use of something available.

domesticate

To tame an animal or cultivate a plant to live in close association with human beings.

facilitate

To make an action or process easier or more likely to happen.

intrinsic

Belonging naturally; essential or inherent to the nature of a person or thing.

interpretation

The action of explaining the meaning of something; translation; or the particular way a work is performed.

emission

The production and discharge of something, especially gas, light, or heat.

sedentary

Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise; (of people) inhabiting the same locality throughout life.

breakthrough

A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development, especially in science or negotiation.

equivalent

Equal in value, amount, function, or meaning; a person or thing that is equal to another.

hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

adversity

Difficulties, misfortune, or a state of serious continued difficulty.

reciprocity

The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit; a state of mutual dependence.

embed

To fix something firmly and deeply into a surrounding mass; to integrate a software function into a system.

friction

The resistance encountered when one surface moves over another; also refers to conflict or clash between people.

vulnerable

Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; having a weak point reachable by critics or enemies.

mutual

Experienced or done by each of two or more parties toward the other; shared in common.

internalize

To make attitudes or behaviors part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.

external

Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something; outside of a person, group, or country.

authentic

Of undisputed origin; genuine, real, or reliable.

elaborate

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; complicated; to develop or present in detail.

coordinate

To bring the different elements of a complex activity or organization into a harmonious or efficient relationship.

induce

To succeed in persuading or influencing someone to do something; to bring about or give rise to a condition.

sovereign

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; acting independently and without outside interference.

inevitable

Certain to happen and unavoidable; a situation that is bound to occur.

allocate

To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose.

renewable

Capable of being replaced or replenished by natural processes; (of a contract) able to be extended.

subsistence

The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level; the means of survival.

contemporary

Living or occurring at the same time; belonging to or occurring in the present.

fundamental

Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance; also the underlying primary principles.

validity

The quality of being logically or factually sound; state of being legally or officially binding.

horizon

The line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet; the limit of a person's mental perception or experience.

carry out

To perform or complete a task, duty, or experiment as planned or required.

result in

To have a specified outcome or consequence; to lead to a certain result.

attribute to

To regard something as being caused by a specific source or person; to credit someone for an achievement.

bring about

To cause something to take place; to make something happen.

resilience

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or sickness; toughness and elasticity.

coherent

Logically connected, consistent, and easy to understand; forming a unified whole.

undermine

To erode the base or foundation of something; to weaken someone's power or effectiveness gradually.

upcycling

The process of reusing waste or discarded materials to create products of a higher quality or value than the original.