H10 Vocabulary Set #1 - '23-24

Meritocracy

• a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

• a typical example or pattern of something; a model

• an easy, calm confidence in a person's way of behaving

• a system of administration marked by a lack of flexibility and excessive complexity

Arbitrary

• based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

• existing in or belonging to someone or something from birth rather than learned; natural

• having or showing great knowledge gained by studying

• practical knowledge and ability; the ability to make good judgments

Innate

• existing in or belonging to someone or something from birth rather than learned; natural

• having or showing great knowledge gained by studying

• a highly talented child or youth

• an easy, calm confidence in a person's way of behaving

Paradigm

• a typical example or pattern of something; a model

• a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.

• a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

• practical knowledge and ability; the ability to make good judgments

Erudite

• having or showing great knowledge gained by studying

• based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

• existing in or belonging to someone or something from birth rather than learned; natural

• a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.

Poise

• an easy, calm confidence in a person's way of behaving

• a system of administration marked by a lack of flexibility and excessive complexity

• a highly talented child or youth

• based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

Correlation

• a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.

• a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

• existing in or belonging to someone or something from birth rather than learned; natural

• practical knowledge and ability; the ability to make good judgments

Bureaucracy

• a system of administration marked by a lack of flexibility and excessive complexity

• a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

• having or showing great knowledge gained by studying

• a highly talented child or youth

prodigy

• a highly talented child or youth

• a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.

• an easy, calm confidence in a person's way of behaving

• practical knowledge and ability; the ability to make good judgements

Savvy

• practical knowledge and ability; the ability to make good judgments

• having or showing great knowledge gained by studying

• an easy, calm confidence in a person's way of behaving

• a highly talented child or youth