"termed"means what?Why can't I find the word " termed" in a dictionary?
The HRM vocabulary instruction each week involves introducing the vocabulary words(termed High Frequency Words in HMR)on day two.

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It means called, named, known as.

The reason you couldn't find it is because it's the past participle of the verb to 'term'.

The term (noun - meaning name/expression) is 'High Frequency Word'. If people use this term to refer to certain words, then these words are 'termed'  'High Frequency Words'.

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"Termed" is the past participle of the verb "term." (See "term" in your dictionary.)

The complete sentence is "the vocabulary words THAT ARE termed High Frequency Words."

"Words that are termed"= words that are called or identified as High Frequency Words.

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It means "given the term (name) of..."

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