vocabs
Language learning truncation
Vocabs is informal shorthand for vocabularies, typically referring to word lists or sets of terms to be learned: I need to review my French vocabs before the test.
The word appears mainly in educational contexts, especially language learning, where students memorize vocabs for quizzes or exams.
Units of language
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- phrasesConnected word groups
- termsConditions of an agreement
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
collocations · synonyms · antonyms · cognates · loanwords · neologisms · slang · vernacular
Subject-specific vocabulary
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- technical termsSpecialized words within fields
specialized · disciplinary · scholarly · scientific · domain-specific · register · discourse · corpus
Paper memorization tools
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
- wordlistsCompiled term inventories
study · retention · repetition · acquisition · review · practice · testing · recall
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- second languageTongue learned after childhood
- foreign languageAnother nation's speech
- ESLLanguage instruction abbreviation
EFL · immersion · translation · mother tongue · target language · native speaker · L1 · TOEFL
Mobile software, briefly
- DuolingoLanguage-learning software
- QuizletDigital flashcard learning platform
- MemriseLanguage learning application
- word gamesLinguistic recreational activities
online · interactive · gamified · streaks · progress tracking · leaderboards · notifications · sync
words
Units of language
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- phrasesConnected word groups
- termsConditions of an agreement
idioms · collocations · synonyms · antonyms · cognates · loanwords · neologisms · slang · vernacular · dialect
terminology
Subject-specific vocabulary
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
technical terms · specialized · disciplinary · scholarly · scientific · domain-specific · register · discourse · corpus · field-specific
flashcards
Paper memorization tools
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
wordlists · study · retention · repetition · acquisition · review · practice · testing · recall · spaced repetition
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- second languageTongue learned after childhood
- foreign languageAnother nation's speech
ESL · EFL · immersion · translation · mother tongue · target language · native speaker · L1 · TOEFL · IELTS
apps
Mobile software, briefly
- DuolingoLanguage-learning software
- QuizletDigital flashcard learning platform
- MemriseLanguage learning application
word games · online · interactive · gamified · streaks · progress tracking · leaderboards · notifications · sync · mobile
vocabsvocabularies
Sets of known words
lexicons · terminologies · lexis · glossaries · terminology
vocabsgrammars
Rules of language structure
syntaxes · grammatical rules · grammar · syntax · morphologies
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- vocabulary buildingExpanding known words
- vocabulary wordWord in a study list
- vocal ensembleGroup of singers
- vocal rangeSinger's pitch span
- vocabulary listCompiled terms for learning
advocate, vocal, vocabulary, vocalize, vocation, equivocate, provocation, invocation, revocation