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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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 771 | existential | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: existential is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अस्तित्व | The drought created an existential danger for villages dependent on one reservoir. |
| 772 | expedite | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: expedite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | शीघ्र | Digital signatures can expedite approval without removing required review. |
| 773 | extricate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: extricate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | हल करना | Rescuers worked carefully to extricate the driver from the damaged vehicle. |
| 774 | fabrication | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | छलरचना | The supposed eyewitness quotation was a fabrication. |
| 775 | facile | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: facile is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | सुगम | Blaming one person for the recession is a facile explanation of a complicated event. |
| 776 | faction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: faction is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. गुट 2. दल 3. खेमा | A reform faction challenged the party's established leadership. |
| 777 | farcical | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: farcical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | हंसी का | The hearing became farcical when no one could locate the central document. |
| 778 | fauna | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fauna is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | प्राणिजात | Researchers recorded the island's native fauna before invasive rats arrived. |
| 779 | felicity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | परम सुख | The translator preserved both the accuracy and verbal felicity of the poem. |
| 780 | fervor | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fervor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | जोश | Supporters campaigned with fervor during the final week. |
| 781 | fetter | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fetter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | बेड़ी | Outdated licensing rules can fetter small businesses. |
| 782 | fidelity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | सतीत्व | The adaptation balances fidelity to the novel with the demands of film. |
| 783 | figurative | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | दिग्गज | The phrase a mountain of paperwork is figurative rather than literal. |
| 784 | finesse | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: finesse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | चालाकी | The mediator used finesse to restate the accusation as a solvable concern. |
| 785 | flaunt | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: flaunt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | इठलाना | The advertisement encourages buyers to flaunt the brand's logo. |
| 786 | foible | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: foible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | चरित्र की दुर्बलता | His habit of alphabetizing every shelf was a harmless foible. |
| 787 | forbear | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forbear is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | पूर्वज | The judge asked spectators to forbear from reacting during testimony. |
| 788 | forego | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forego is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | त्याघना | The team decided to forego a celebration until the missing equipment was found. |
| 789 | forsake | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forsake is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | त्यागना | The reformer refused to forsake her commitment to peaceful protest. |
| 790 | fortuitous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | आकस्मिक | A fortuitous conversation introduced the scientist to a future collaborator. |
| 791 | fraternal | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fraternal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | भ्रात्रीय | The two organizations maintained fraternal ties despite political disagreements. |
| 792 | frenetic | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frenetic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | उन्मत्त | Frenetic trading caused the stock price to swing sharply. |
| 793 | frugal | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frugal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | मितव्ययी | The frugal laboratory repaired its equipment instead of replacing it. |
| 794 | garrulous | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | बातूनी | The garrulous witness repeatedly wandered away from the question. |
| 795 | genteel | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: genteel is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ललित | The hotel preserves a genteel atmosphere with quiet tea service and formal dress. |
| 796 | gesticulate | verb StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: gesticulate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | इशारा करना | Unable to hear across the station, Mira began to gesticulate toward the correct platform. |
| 797 | hapless | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hapless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अभागी | The hapless traveler arrived after the last train and then lost his phone. |
| 798 | hiatus | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hiatus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अंतराल | The journal resumed publication after a two-year hiatus. |
| 799 | histrionic | adjective StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: histrionic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अभिनय-संबंधी | The spokesperson's histrionic outrage distracted from the evidence. |
| 800 | ignominy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: ignominy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | बदनामी | The official resigned in ignominy after the bribery scheme was proven. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 23 vocabulary review
Vocabulary list page; expanded practice is coming later.
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Vocabulary chart page
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Common Core: Language Standards for Grades 9–10
- OpenStax: Biology 2e
- OpenStax: Chemistry 2e
- OpenStax: Algebra and Trigonometry 2e
- OpenStax: World History, Volume 2
- OpenStax: Psychology 2e
- OpenStax: Introduction to Philosophy
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- The Princeton Review, Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary (Privately Owned KSSR Materials; bibliographic calibration only).

