vocabulary word
Word to learn
Vocabulary word is a term used in educational contexts for words students are expected to learn and understand.
Teachers assign vocabulary words from reading material or standardized lists: We have ten vocabulary words to memorize for Friday's quiz.
The phrase emphasizes the word as an object of study rather than natural usage.
- termFixed period or word
- entryAccess or submission
- phraseologyManner of verbal expression
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- synonymWord meaning the same
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Informal in-group vocabulary
colloquialism · casual speech · street talk · everyday language · vernacular
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