Gord Academic Vocabulary 2024-2025

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Cognition

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All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

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Meta-cognition

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Thinking about thinking; evaluating how you think and how your brain works.

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Nuance

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A slight or subtle degree of difference.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Linguistics

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The scientific study of language.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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Etymology

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The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Vocabulary.com

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Mrs. Gord's favorite online dictionary for studying vocab.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Etymonline.com

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Online dictionary for word origins.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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neuroplasticity

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Neuroplasticity is the brain's capacity to continue growing and changing in response to life experiences.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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propaganda

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is the spreading of information in support of a cause. (The information is usually biased and perhaps even untrue.)

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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literacy

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the ability to read and write