The English Vocabulary Vocabulary is a complete inventory of the words in a language. It can be divided into active vocabulary, which refers to (1) ______ which a person use, and (1) ______ passive vocabulary. The English vocabulary is a mixture of native words and borrowed words: Ⅰ . Native words--Most of them are of (2) ______ (2) ______ origin. 1) words denoting the commonest things necessary for life 2) words denoting the most indispensable things 3) auxiliary and modal verbs, etc. —They are (3)______ in number. (3) ______ Ⅱ. Borrowed words—Also known as (4)______. (4) ______ 1) The adaptation of foreign words into the English vocabulary began (5)______ the English (5) ______ came to England. 2) Many of the words about religious service such as bishop, creed, and priest are from (6)______ (6) ______ 3) The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced many (7) ______ words into English. (7) ______ 4) The Renaissance introduced many (8)______ (8) ______ words into English. 5) At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, English made a number of (9)______from languages (9) ______ spoken outside Europe. 6) In the twentieth century, words derived from Latin or Greek elements are learned or (10)______ (10) ______ words and they don’t seem foreign.