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+function vocabList = getVocabList()
+%GETVOCABLIST reads the fixed vocabulary list in vocab.txt and returns a
+%cell array of the words
+%   vocabList = GETVOCABLIST() reads the fixed vocabulary list in vocab.txt 
+%   and returns a cell array of the words in vocabList.
+
+
+%% Read the fixed vocabulary list
+fid = fopen('vocab.txt');
+
+% Store all dictionary words in cell array vocab{}
+n = 1899;  % Total number of words in the dictionary
+
+% For ease of implementation, we use a struct to map the strings => integers
+% In practice, you'll want to use some form of hashmap
+vocabList = cell(n, 1);
+for i = 1:n
+    % Word Index (can ignore since it will be = i)
+    fscanf(fid, '%d', 1);
+    % Actual Word
+    vocabList{i} = fscanf(fid, '%s', 1);
+end
+fclose(fid);
+
+end