Collocations for vocabulary - noun

extensive, large, rich, wide
English has a rich vocabulary and literature. | Try to develop a wide vocabulary.

limited, narrow, poor, restricted, small | active, passive | basic, essential, key | formal | business, scientific, specialized, technical

have | acquire, learn
Learners of languages acquire vocabulary through practice.

build, develop, enlarge, enrich, expand, extend, increase, widen
This book has been designed to help you expand your vocabulary.

enter
The word ‘think tank’ entered the vocabulary (= became part of the language) in the 1960s.

use
Specialized vocabulary is used in all the major disciplines.

item

~ for/of
the essential vocabulary for tourism

not in sb''s vocabulary
The word ‘failure’is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist).