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English Vocabulary · Grade 10 Live Review Preview

10th Grade Vocabulary Words

Tenth-grade reading asks learners to move confidently among literary analysis, argument, source evaluation, laboratory science, mathematics, computing, history, economics, psychology, philosophy, and the arts. This level emphasizes precise academic language, disciplinary meanings, connotation, word relationships, and the ability to interpret unfamiliar vocabulary in demanding context.

This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.

Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.

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246DNA sequencingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: DNA + sequencing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Séquençage de l'ADNDNA sequencing identified a change in the patient's gene.
247genomenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: genome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

génomeThe bacterial genome contains one main chromosome and several plasmids.
248proteomenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: proteome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

protéomeThe liver proteome changes in response to fasting.
249transcriptomenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: transcriptome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

transcriptomeThe transcriptome revealed which genes became active after infection.
250bioinformaticsnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: bioinformatics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

bioinformatiqueBioinformatics helped compare thousands of DNA sequences.
251genetic markernoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: genetic + marker. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

marqueur génétiqueThe researchers used a genetic marker to follow the disease-associated region.
252single nucleotide polymorphismnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: single + nucleotide + polymorphism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

polymorphisme mononucléotidiqueA single nucleotide polymorphism was associated with slower drug breakdown.
253karyotypenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: karyotype is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

caryotypeThe karyotype showed an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one.
254nondisjunctionnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

non-disjonctionNondisjunction produced a gamete with an extra chromosome.
255deletion mutationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: deletion + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

délétionThe deletion mutation removed three bases from the coding sequence.
256insertion mutationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: insertion + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

mutation par insertionThe insertion mutation added a repeated segment to the gene.
257frameshift mutationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: frameshift + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

décalage du cadre de lectureA one-base deletion caused a frameshift mutation throughout the remaining code.
258point mutationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: point + mutation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

mutation ponctuelleThe point mutation replaced one base in the hemoglobin gene.
259innate immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: innate + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

immunité innéeSkin and inflammation are parts of innate immunity.
260adaptive immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: adaptive + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

immunité adaptativeAdaptive immunity responds more quickly after a second encounter with the same virus.
261antigennoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: antigen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

antigèneA protein on the virus acts as an antigen.
262B cellnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: B + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Cellule BA B cell multiplied after recognizing its matching antigen.
263T cellnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: T + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Cellule TA cytotoxic T cell recognized and killed the infected cell.
264memory cellnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: memory + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

cellule de mémoireA memory cell remained after the infection ended.
265antigen-presenting cellnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: antigen + presenting + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

cellule présentatrice d'antigèneA dendritic antigen-presenting cell carried viral fragments to a lymph node.
266cytokinenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: cytokine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

cytokineThe activated immune cell released a cytokine that recruited other cells.
267inflammationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

inflammationInflammation made the injured ankle warm and swollen.
268virulencenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

virulenceThe new strain had lower virulence and produced milder illness.
269infectious diseasenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: infectious + disease. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

maladie infectieuseMeasles is an infectious disease caused by a virus.
270vaccinationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

vaccinationVaccination reduced the child's risk of severe infection.
271herd immunitynoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: herd + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

immunité grégaireHigh vaccination coverage strengthened herd immunity in the community.
272autoimmune diseasenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: autoimmune + disease. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

maladie auto-immuneIn an autoimmune disease, immune recognition fails to protect healthy tissue.
273immunodeficiencynoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: immunodeficiency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

immunodéficienceThe immunodeficiency left the patient vulnerable to ordinarily mild infections.
274antibiotic resistancenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: antibiotic + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

résistance aux antibiotiquesIncomplete treatment can favor bacteria with antibiotic resistance.
275microbiomenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: microbiome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

microbiomeDiet can alter the intestinal microbiome.
276neuronnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: neuron is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. neurone 2. cellule nerveuseThe neuron carried a signal from the fingertip toward the spinal cord.
277action potentialnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: action + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

potentiel d'actionThe action potential moved down the axon without gradually fading.
278resting potentialnoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Term structure: resting + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

potentiel de reposIon pumps help maintain the neuron's resting potential.
279synapsenoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: synapse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

synapseA neurotransmitter crossed the synapse between the two neurons.
280neurotransmitternoun
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Field: Grade 10 biology, biochemistry, and health-science term

Word study: Base-form focus: neurotransmitter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

neurotransmetteurThe neurotransmitter bound to receptors on the next neuron.

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