Word List
Year 10 Vocabulary List
Year 10 students need a stronger command of analytical language, rhetorical terms, and evidence-based expression. This list supports the shift from competent writing to disciplined academic argument.
Good for
Year 10 students building toward senior English, humanities, and exam-style written responses.
Focus
Interpretive language, argument structure, close analysis, and precise subject vocabulary.
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001
Word
contention
noun
Meaning
a claim or argument that someone is trying to prove
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002
Word
discourse
noun
Meaning
serious discussion or writing about a subject
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003
Word
evaluate
verb
Meaning
to judge the quality, value, or importance of something
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004
Word
infer
verb
Meaning
to work out something that is not stated directly
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005
Word
interpret
verb
Meaning
to explain the meaning of something
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006
Word
nuance
noun
Meaning
a small but important difference in meaning or feeling
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007
Word
perspective
noun
Meaning
a particular way of thinking about or seeing something
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008
Word
rhetoric
noun
Meaning
language used to persuade, influence, or create effect
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009
Word
substantiated
adjective
Meaning
supported by evidence or proof
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010
Word
synthesis
noun
Meaning
the combining of ideas into a new whole
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