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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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596Truman Doctrineproper noun
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Field: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term

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

Dottrina TrumanThe Truman Doctrine framed aid to Greece and Turkey as part of a broader containment policy.
597Marshall Planproper noun
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Field: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term

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

Piano MarshallThe Marshall Plan supplied grants and materials for rebuilding infrastructure and industry.
598Berlin Airliftproper noun
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Field: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term

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

Ponte aereo di BerlinoThe Berlin Airlift delivered food and fuel for nearly a year.
599NATOproper noun
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Field: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term

Word study: Capitalization focus: NATO is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters.

1. NATO 2. N.A.T.O. 3. OTANUnder NATO, members agreed that an attack on one could be treated as an attack on all.
600Warsaw Pactproper noun
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Field: Grade 10 world-history, civics, and economics term

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

1. Patto di Varsavia 2. Trattato di VarsaviaThe Warsaw Pact formalized military cooperation within the Soviet bloc.
601classical conditioningnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

condizionamento classicoClassical conditioning explains why the dog began to salivate when it heard the food cart.
602unconditioned stimulusnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

stimolo incondizionatoFood was the unconditioned stimulus that automatically caused the dog to salivate.
603conditioned stimulusnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

stimolo condizionatoAfter several trials, the bell became a conditioned stimulus.
604unconditioned responsenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

risposta incondizionataSalivating at food is an unconditioned response.
605conditioned responsenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

risposta condizionataSalivating at the bell became the dog's conditioned response.
606spontaneous recoverynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

guarigione spontaneaSpontaneous recovery occurred when the dog reacted to the bell again the next morning.
607stimulus generalizationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

generalizzazione dello stimoloStimulus generalization caused the child to fear several dogs after one frightening encounter.
608stimulus discriminationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

discriminazione dello stimoloStimulus discrimination allowed the dog to react to the food bell but ignore the doorbell.
609operant conditioningnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

condizionamento operanteOperant conditioning increased careful practice because completed sessions earned extra game time.
610positive reinforcementnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

rinforzo positivoPraise served as positive reinforcement for submitting work on time.
611negative reinforcementnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

rinforzo negativoFastening the seat belt stops the warning sound, so the silence acts as negative reinforcement.
612punishmentnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.

1. punizione 2. pena 3. castigoLosing computer privileges was a punishment for repeatedly ignoring the rule.
613shapingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

modellareThe trainer used shaping by rewarding the parrot first for approaching and later for touching the target.
614observational learningnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

apprendimento osservativoObservational learning helped the child tie a knot after watching an older sibling.
615working memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

memoria di lavoroWorking memory keeps the first numbers available while a student completes a calculation.
616long-term memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

memoria a lungo termineRepeated retrieval helped the formulas enter long-term memory.
617encodingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

codificaConnecting a date with a vivid image improved encoding.
618retrievalnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

1. recupero 2. salvataggioA familiar song triggered retrieval of a childhood memory.
619schemanoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

schemaA restaurant schema helps diners predict that they will order before paying.
620accommodationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

1. sistemazione 2. alloggioLearning that whales are mammals required accommodation of the child's animal categories.
621cognitive dissonancenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

dissonanza cognitivaCognitive dissonance troubled Lena when her purchases conflicted with her concern about waste.
622metacognitionnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

metacognizioneMetacognition helped Arun notice that rereading alone was not helping him remember.
623availability heuristicnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

euristica della disponibilitàAfter watching several reports about plane crashes, the availability heuristic made flying seem unusually dangerous.
624representativeness heuristicnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

euristica della rappresentativitàThe representativeness heuristic led voters to assume the quiet book lover must be a librarian.
625anchoring biasnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

pregiudizio di ancoraggioAn inflated starting price created anchoring bias during the negotiation.
626framing effectnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

effetto di inquadraturaThe framing effect made ninety-percent survival sound more reassuring than ten-percent mortality.
627hindsight biasnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

pregiudizio del senno di poiHindsight bias made the upset victory seem obvious once the match was over.
628fundamental attribution errornoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: fundamental + attribution + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

errore fondamentale di attribuzioneThe fundamental attribution error led Theo to call the late driver careless without considering the road closure.
629self-serving biasnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: self + serving + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

pregiudizi egoisticiSelf-serving bias appeared when the player praised skill after winning but blamed the weather after losing.
630growth mindsetnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

mentalità di crescitaA growth mindset encouraged Mina to treat corrections as information for improvement.

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