vocabulary
Example Sentences
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It was a vocabulary word we did in ELA last week, so I know exactly what it means.
From Literature
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Norman invaders mounted a French vocabulary on a Germanic chassis to create Middle English, but the old survived amid the new.
Armstrong co-wrote “The Official Couch Potato Handbook: A Guide to Prolonged Television Viewing,” and the term couch potato entered the nation’s vocabulary.
Even the ones that felt wrong in a way I didn’t have vocabulary for at the time — like Alison in “The Breakfast Club” and Iona in “Pretty In Pink” — were compelling.
From Salon
Pacing back and forth between our chairs, I promised to stay up nights drilling my sums and improving my vocabulary.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.