vocab.
Americanabbreviation
noun
Example Sentences
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The typing tutor and vocab trainer were easy to make based on a description of the app and a few rounds of refinements.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Putting in a vocab segment, it almost forces intimacy with language because you have to know what those words mean.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
"It's called the spelling bee. ... When it comes to deciding who the champion is going to be, I think it should be all down to spelling and not having to factor in vocab."
From Fox News ● May 1, 2019
Her detached demeanor and clipped pre-War diction screams Isobel Crawley, while her Victorian vocab is straight out of Mrs. Beeton’s cookbook.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2015
I finish my vocab homework in record time and head to the music room.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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