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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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666etchingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The artist scratched through the wax ground before placing the plate in acid for etching.
667lithographynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Lithography allowed the artist to draw freely with a greasy crayon on stone.
668sculpture in the roundnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: sculpture + in + the + round. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Visitors can walk completely around the sculpture in the round.
669relief sculpturenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The relief sculpture shows figures rising slightly from the bronze door.
670negative spacenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The white negative space between the branches forms the outline of a bird.
671color theorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Color theory explains why complementary hues intensify each other when placed side by side.
672media framingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Media framing changed when reports described the demonstration as either a disruption or a civil-rights action.
673agenda settingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Sustained coverage of water quality created agenda setting before the election.
674gatekeepingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Editorial gatekeeping determined which local stories appeared on the front page.
675deepfakenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Investigators identified the campaign video as a deepfake by examining inconsistent lighting and audio.
676algorithmic recommendationnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.An algorithmic recommendation placed another similar video at the top of the feed.
677echo chambernoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The private forum became an echo chamber because members removed every dissenting source.
678filter bubblenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The search history contributed to a filter bubble that hid unfamiliar viewpoints.
679media ownershipnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Researchers examined whether concentrated media ownership reduced the range of local reporting.
680public service medianoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: public + service + media. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Public service media broadcast the emergency briefing without commercial interruption.
681documentarynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The documentary combines archival footage with interviews from both communities.
682montagenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.A training montage shows months of practice in less than two minutes.
683cinematographynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Low-key lighting and a handheld camera shape the scene's cinematography.
684mise-en-scènenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: mise + en + scène. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The cramped furniture in the mise-en-scène makes the apartment feel oppressive.
685leitmotifnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.A brass leitmotif returns whenever the hidden kingdom is mentioned.
686syncopationnoun
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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.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The drummer's syncopation gives the melody an unsettled forward motion.
687neuroplasticitynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Repeated practice can use neuroplasticity to strengthen a recovering skill.
688sensory memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Sensory memory lets a sparkler's moving light appear as a continuous trail.
689episodic memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Her episodic memory of graduation includes the rain and the sound of the orchestra.
690semantic memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Knowing that water freezes at zero degrees Celsius belongs to semantic memory.
691procedural memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Riding a bicycle depends heavily on procedural memory.
692implicit memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Faster recognition of a repeated pattern demonstrated implicit memory.
693explicit memorynoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Recalling the names of all the planets uses explicit memory.
694primingnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Seeing the word doctor created priming that made nurse easier to recognize.
695recognitionnoun
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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.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The multiple-choice format required recognition rather than unaided recall.
696proactive interferencenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The old password caused proactive interference when Mira tried to enter the new one.
697retroactive interferencenoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Learning the new locker combination produced retroactive interference with last year's number.
698serial position effectnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The serial position effect appeared when participants recalled the first and last words most often.
699actor-observer biasnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

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

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Actor-observer bias led Jin to blame traffic for his lateness but call a late coworker careless.
700just-world hypothesisnoun
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Field: Grade 10 psychology, philosophy, arts, and media term

Word study: Term structure: just + world + hypothesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The just-world hypothesis can make observers ignore structural causes of poverty.

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