What are characteristics of a word? (Vocab eng)

Question

Example: what are characteristics of the word vestibule or chronicle

Answer 1

I am not sure exactly what is being asked. In what context is this being used and what subject matter? What grade level? This is confusing so can understand why you might be asking?

Answer 2

This question stumps me, too. What class is this for, and at what grade level? What's the full text of the assignment?

If not, I would answer these questions: What part of speech is the word? What is their connotation?

But really, I've never heard this phrasing before. I'm grasping at straws.