| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Point of View | The method of narration used in a short story, novel, poem or piece of nonfiction. Can be either 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. |
| Inference | A logical guess that is made based on facts, background knowledge, and personal experience. |
| Learning | The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge. |
| Memory | The power of retaining and recalling past experience. |
| Mnemonic Device | A memory aid, such as an abbreviation, rhyme or mental image that helps to remember something. |
| Immigration | The act of moving to a new country to settle. |
| Emmigration | The movement of individuals out of an area. |
| Anthropology | The study of humans. |
| Similar | Figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size. |
| Proportion | An equation stating that two ratios are equal. |
| Association | The connection or relation of ideas, feelings, sensations, etc. |
| Lense | A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images. |
| Property | An essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing. |
| Outcome | A final product or end result. |
| Model | A mathematical representation of reality. |
| Conquistador | One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. |
| Circumnavigate | To sail or fly around. |
| Acculturation | The process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group. |
| Abolish | To do away with; put an end to. |
| Proprietor | The owner of a business establishment. |
| Sect | Group of people. |
| Mercantilism | The economic system of establishing colonies and a marine merchant trade route. |
| Concede | To acknowledge or recognize |
| Refute | To prove to be false or incorrect; to prove wrong |
| Retina | A delicate, multilayered, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected by the optic nerve to the brain. |
| Fovea | A small depression in the macula. |
| Photoreceptor | A nerve ending, cell, or group of cells specialized to sense or receive light. |
| Simulation | Imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing. |
| Expected Value | The product of the probability of the occurrence of an event and the value associated with the occurrence of a given event. |
| in- | not; into |
| -ion | belonging to |
| nav | to travel |
| circum- | around |
| ab- | away from |
| photo | light |
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