vocabulary list

Meaning

A compiled list of words, often with their definitions, translations, or example sentences, used for study and memorization. It is commonly used by language learners and students preparing for exams to organize new terminology.

Examples

• Our teacher gave us a vocabulary list of fifty words to study for the upcoming quiz.

  Our teacher gave us a vocabulary list of fifty words to study for the upcoming quiz.

• I keep a running vocabulary list in the back of my notebook for new terms I encounter.

  I keep a running vocabulary list in the back of my notebook for new terms I encounter.

• To prepare for the TOEFL, she downloaded a comprehensive vocabulary list online.

  To prepare for the TOEFL, she downloaded a comprehensive vocabulary list online.

• Creating your own vocabulary list is often more effective than using someone else's.

  Creating your own vocabulary list is often more effective than using someone else's.

• The textbook has a helpful vocabulary list at the end of each chapter.

  The textbook has a helpful vocabulary list at the end of each chapter.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to memorize this vocabulary paper.

  ✓ I need to memorize this vocabulary list.

  'Vocabulary paper' is unnatural. The standard academic collocation for a sheet or document containing words to learn is 'vocabulary list' or 'vocab sheet'.

• ✗ The teacher handed out a list of vocabularies.

  ✓ The teacher handed out a vocabulary list.

  'Vocabulary' is usually uncountable when referring to the sum of words a person knows. To refer to individual items on a study sheet, use 'vocabulary list' or 'list of vocabulary words'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before the exam, make sure you review the ___ at the end of chapter three.

  💡 A compiled sheet of new words to study.

  Show answer

  vocabulary list

• She wrote down all the unfamiliar terms on a separate ___.

  💡 A list of new words.

  Show answer

  vocabulary list