English Vocabulary · Cross-exam Academic English Beta

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This 1,600-word beta set supports learners preparing for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, and Cambridge IGCSE English. Official specimen papers supply the primary occurrence evidence, so words shared across several programmes rise toward the beginning of the list. Overlap with school-grade, SAT, and GRE vocabulary is intentional because the same academic English serves several learning pathways.

A limited public specimen corpus does not contain 1,600 distinct, reliable teaching headwords. The remaining places therefore bridge from KSSR’s audited Grade 4–9 curricula using general English frequency and a fixed balance of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. Every row reuses a reviewed meaning, complete example sentence, word-study note, and dictionary-style equivalents in all launch languages. The first release includes five cloze questions per page; reading workshops will be added only after their English passages and translations are separately reviewed.

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Words 771–805 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
771	rough	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: rough is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. rau 2. grob	The rough stone can scratch polished wood.
772	contemporary	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: contemporary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. zeitgenössisch 2. modern 3. zeitnah	Contemporary accounts describe how residents experienced the flood.
773	framework	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: framework is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Bezugssystem 2. Gefüge 3. Programmiergerüst	The outline provides a framework for the research paper.
774	eligible	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected.	1. berechtigt 2. infrage kommend 3. geeignet	Students who complete the course are eligible for the certificate.
775	anxious	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. erregt 2. angespannt 3. verunsichert	Dev felt anxious while waiting for news about the missing dog.
776	destructive	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	1. destruktiv 2. schädlich 3. zerstörend	The destructive storm tore branches from several trees.
777	collaboration	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	1. Kollektivarbeit 2. Zusammenarbeit 3. Kollaboration	The mural required collaboration among artists, students, and residents.
778	myth	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: myth is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Mythos 2. Sage	The ancient myth tells how the stars reached the sky.
779	basin	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: basin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Einzugsgebiet 2. Einzugsbecken	Rain from the entire basin flows toward the main river.
780	pointless	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pointless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. sinnlos 2. witzlos 3. zwecklos	Arguing about a finished game would be pointless.
781	adjustment	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.	1. Anpassung 2. Regulierung 3. geringfügige Änderung	One adjustment made the telescope image clearer.
782	immigration	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	1. Einwanderung 2. Immigration	Immigration changed the city's languages, foods, and industries.
783	margin	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: margin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Marge 2. Gewinnspanne 3. Gewinnmarge	The team won by a margin of three points.
784	dispute	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dispute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	erörtern	Several historians dispute the traditional account of the voyage.
785	reign	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: reign is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Regentschaft 2. Herrschaft	The palace was expanded during the queen's reign.
786	miserable	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	1. erbärmlich 2. elend 3. miserabel	The soaked hikers felt miserable in the cold wind.
787	poverty	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: poverty is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Armut	The relief program seeks to reduce childhood poverty.
788	offensive	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	beleidigend	The editor removed an offensive stereotype from the advertisement.
789	gear	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: gear is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Gang 2. Getriebe	The smaller gear turns faster than the larger gear.
790	controversy	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: controversy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Kontroverse 2. Meinungsverschiedenheit	The proposal created controversy among residents.
791	tolerance	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	Toleranz	A respectful community practices tolerance toward different traditions.
792	assure	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: assure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	versichern	The coach tried to assure the team that their preparation was strong.
793	prompt	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: prompt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Schreibimpuls 2. Aufgabenstellung	Read the writing prompt before planning your response.
794	fragile	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: fragile is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. fragil 2. zerbrechlich	The fragile shell cracked when it fell.
795	antique	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: antique is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Antiquität	The antique clock still chimed every hour.
796	protest	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: protest is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Protest 2. Einspruch 3. Widerspruch	The peaceful protest called for safer working conditions.
797	formula	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: formula is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Formel	The formula gives the area of a triangle.
798	acid	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: acid is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Säure	Lemon juice contains an acid called citric acid.
799	inquiry	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: inquiry is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Untersuchung 2. Erforschung 3. Erkundung	The class began an inquiry into the river's changing water level.
800	withdraw	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: withdraw is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. entziehen 2. zurücknehmen	The injured runner had to withdraw from the race.
801	ignorant	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: ignorant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. ignorant 2. unwissend	We were ignorant of the trail closure until we saw the sign.
802	graph	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: graph is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Graph	The graph shows how temperature changed during the day.
803	adequate	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: adequate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. angemessen 2. adäquat 3. entsprechend	The hikers carried an adequate supply of water for the afternoon.
804	accomplish	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: accomplish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. vollenden 2. ausführen 3. vollziehen	Careful planning helped the volunteers accomplish their goal before sunset.
805	legend	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: legend is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Legende	According to the local legend, a hidden bell rings before a storm.

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About this cross-exam English set

TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, and Cambridge IGCSE English use different formats, but all require learners to understand precise vocabulary in context. TOEFL and IELTS emphasize academic reading and communication; TOEIC emphasizes workplace and everyday communication; IGCSE English asks students to interpret, analyze, and communicate through school-level texts and tasks. This combined set concentrates on useful language that can transfer across those pathways.

The ordering is evidence-led rather than alphabetical. Words found in official public specimen materials—especially words occurring across more than one programme—receive the strongest ranking. Because a limited specimen corpus cannot provide 1,600 distinct reliable teaching headwords, the remainder is transparently bridged from KSSR’s audited Grade 4–9 vocabulary using general English frequency and a fixed part-of-speech balance. This is an independent study resource, not an official product of any testing organization.

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