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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| 71 | ethnography | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | 민족지학 | The ethnography describes daily cooperation in a coastal fishing village. |
| 72 | participant observation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: participant + observation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 참여 관찰 2. 참여 관찰법 | Participant observation helped the researcher understand unwritten workshop routines. |
| 73 | field note | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: field + note. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 현장 메모 | Her field note describes who entered the meeting and where each person sat. |
| 74 | interview protocol | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: interview + protocol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 인터뷰 프로토콜 | The interview protocol begins with consent and neutral background questions. |
| 75 | informed consent | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: informed + consent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 고지된 동의 | Each volunteer signed an informed consent form before the first session. |
| 76 | anonymity | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 익명 | The anonymous ballot preserved voter anonymity. |
| 77 | confidentiality | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 기밀 유지 | The counselor maintained confidentiality by storing records in an encrypted system. |
| 78 | debriefing | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: debriefing is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 사후 설명 2. 연구 종료 후 설명 | During debriefing, participants learned why the task had concealed its true aim. |
| 79 | institutional review board | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: institutional + review + board. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 기관생명윤리위원회 2. 연구윤리심의위원회 | The institutional review board required clearer language about withdrawal rights. |
| 80 | preregistration | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 사전등록 | Preregistration made it harder to hide an unsuccessful primary test. |
| 81 | open data | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 오픈 데이터 | The city released traffic counts as open data. |
| 82 | open science | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + science. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 오픈사이언스 | Open science encouraged the team to share its materials and analysis code. |
| 83 | reproducible workflow | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reproducible + workflow. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 재현 가능한 워크플로 | The notebook created a reproducible workflow from raw measurements to final graph. |
| 84 | audit trail | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: audit + trail. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 감사 추적 | The audit trail revealed when the invoice total was edited. |
| 85 | chain of custody | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: chain + of + custody. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 증거물 인계 기록 2. 보관 연계 기록 | A sealed container and signed log preserved the sample's chain of custody. |
| 86 | tertiary source | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: tertiary + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 3차 소스 | An encyclopedia is a tertiary source useful for initial orientation. |
| 87 | source triangulation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: source + triangulation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 출처 삼각 검증 2. 다중 출처 교차 검증 | Source triangulation connected the photograph, weather log, and witness testimony. |
| 88 | lateral reading | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: lateral + reading. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 측면 읽기 | Lateral reading showed that the impressive website belonged to a lobbying organization. |
| 89 | reverse image search | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reverse + image + search. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 역 이미지 검색 | A reverse image search found that the supposed storm photograph was ten years old. |
| 90 | domain authority | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: domain + authority. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 분야 전문성 2. 해당 분야의 권위 | A government health agency has stronger domain authority on vaccination statistics than an anonymous meme page. |
| 91 | editorial oversight | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: editorial + oversight. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 편집 감독 | Visible correction policies are evidence of editorial oversight. |
| 92 | financial disclosure | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: financial + disclosure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 재정 공개 | The article's financial disclosure notes that the study was funded by the manufacturer. |
| 93 | retraction | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. 철회 2. 번복 | The journal issued a retraction after discovering fabricated data. |
| 94 | erratum | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: erratum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 오자 | The erratum changes the mislabeled unit from meters to centimeters. |
| 95 | literature gap | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: literature + gap. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 연구 문헌의 공백 2. 선행 연구의 공백 | The review identifies a literature gap concerning rural teenagers. |
| 96 | methodological limitation | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: methodological + limitation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 방법론적 한계 | The small volunteer sample was a methodological limitation because it did not represent the whole population. |
| 97 | researcher degrees of freedom | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: researcher + degrees + of + freedom. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 연구자의 자유도 | Preregistration limits researcher degrees of freedom that might otherwise favor a desired result. |
| 98 | peer-review bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: peer + review + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 동료평가 편향 | Anonymous manuscript review can reduce some forms of peer-review bias. |
| 99 | selective reporting bias | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: selective + reporting + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 선택적 보고 편향 | The registry exposed selective reporting bias because several measured outcomes were missing from the article. |
| 100 | replication crisis | noun StudyField: Grade 10 research, argument, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: replication + crisis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 복제 위기 | The replication crisis led several journals to require clearer methods and shared data. |
| 101 | dramaturgy | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: dramaturgy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 극작법(劇作法) 2. 연출법(演出法) | The director studied dramaturgy to understand how the play's scenes build political tension. |
| 102 | tragic flaw | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: tragic + flaw. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 비극적인 결점 | The ruler's pride becomes the tragic flaw that prevents compromise. |
| 103 | deus ex machina | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: deus + ex + machina. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 데우스 엑스 마키나 | A sudden inheritance functions as a deus ex machina rather than a prepared solution. |
| 104 | fourth wall | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: fourth + wall. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 네 번째 벽 | The actor breaks the fourth wall by asking viewers to judge the trial. |
| 105 | peripeteia | noun StudyField: Grade 10 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: peripeteia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 페리페테이아 | The messenger's news creates peripeteia by turning victory into danger. |
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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).

