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**Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday July 3 **           .
 * 1) **[|Ontology (n)]- ** The study of nature and the basic classifications along with the relationships between them. In science class, we often use **ontology ** to understand the relationship between animal species. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Epistemology (n)- The study/theory of knowledge. How we know what we know. Sociologists use **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">epistemology **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to help understand how people interact with each other. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Positivistic (Adj)- Basing knowledge on observable/measurable facts. His report showed the details of his **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">positivistic **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">approach toward research. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interpretivist (Adj)-Knowledge that can be based on how we can put situations together to arrive at a conclusion that may not be directly supported by facts. Sometimes social scienctists have to have an **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">interpretivist ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> attitude to explore social interaction among people. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Realist (n)- a person who believes that what you see is what you get. The **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">realist ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> could not see things improving in their current condition. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Relativists (n)-People that believe there can be different truths according to your viewpoint. The **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">relativist ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> beleived that in some cases murder was justifiable. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Quantitative (Adj)- Something that is measurable with numbers. The **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">quantitative ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> data was caculated by using SSPS.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Qualitative (Adj)- Something that is measurable based on categories or other devised measures. The interviews had to be categorized in a **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">qualitative ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> manner. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">generalizable (v)- Something that is non-specific. The data is **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">generalizable ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> across populations. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">transferable (v)- Moving from one place to another. The ticket is non- **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">transferable ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to another person. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">causation (n)- showing that one thing causes another. The researched proved that lack of sleep was a **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">causation ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for poor grades. //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers //
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Geoduck](n) A type of clam that lives in saltwater. After we picked the **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">geoducks ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from the bay, we ate them for dinner.[|Stalking the Blue-eyed Scallop] by Euell Gibbons.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sclerotic (Adj) - Something that is difficult or hard. Today, the economy is in a **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sclerotic ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> period. Source: [|Word-a-day]email.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bellicose (Adj)- Loud and trying to start an argument. The **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bellicose ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> man was arrested when he yelled at a cop. Source:[|Word-a-day]email.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Repudiate (v)- To deny something if false. Marcy **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">repudiated ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> the charges against her. Source: [|Word-a-day]email.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Variegated (adj)- Colorful. The leaves on the trees alway show their **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">variegated ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> nature in the fall. Source: [|Word-a-day]email.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Craven (adj)- Very afraid, cowardly. Because of his **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">craven ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> nature he hid in the closet when the burglar broke into his home. Source: [|Word-a-day]email.
 * 1) <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ecumenical (adj)- Concerning the Christian church. The church's **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecumenical ** <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> policy is not to condone sin. Source: //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mosaic 2 //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Capricious (adj)- Erratic, inconsistent. His **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">capricious **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> study habits caused him to fail the test. Source: //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designing Online Learning With Flash //<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by David More.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nugatory (adj)- Worthless, little value. A **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nugatory **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> attitude will not help you in life. Source: Word-a-day email.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iterative (adj)- To do something more than once. He showed an **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">iterative **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> attitude by going to the park everyday. Source:[|Word-a-day]email.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inebriated (v)- To be drunk. The beer he drank at lunch made him **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inebriated **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and he fell down on the sidewalk. Source:[|Word-a-day]email.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Noisome (adj)- offensive. The **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">noisome **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> odor cause him to be sick. Source: [|Word-a-day]email.