English Vocabulary · Cross-exam Academic English Beta
TOEFL · TOEIC · IELTS · IGCSE Vocabulary
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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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 876 | romance | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: romance is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ρομάντζο | The historical romance develops alongside the struggle to save the family farm. |
| 877 | interface | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: interface is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | διεπαφή | The app's interface uses clear labels and large buttons. |
| 878 | polite | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: polite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ευγενικός | The polite guest thanked the host before leaving. |
| 879 | gratitude | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: gratitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ευγνωμοσύνη | We wrote notes of gratitude to the volunteers. |
| 880 | debris | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: debris is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | συντρίμμια | Workers cleared storm debris from the road. |
| 881 | altitude | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: altitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | υψόμετρο | The air becomes thinner as altitude increases. |
| 882 | affection | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. στοργή 2. τρυφερότητα 3. ασθένεια | The dog showed affection by resting its head on Mina's knee. |
| 883 | unlikely | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: unlikely is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | απίθανος | It is unlikely that the small pond caused the regional flood. |
| 884 | grave | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: grave is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | βαρύς | The doctor warned that the infection posed a grave danger. |
| 885 | domain | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: domain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | πεδίο ορισμού | Negative numbers are outside the domain when x represents elapsed time. |
| 886 | discrimination | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | διάκριση | The law prohibits employment discrimination. |
| 887 | define | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: define is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | καθορίζω | The opening paragraph should define the problem before proposing a solution. |
| 888 | inherited | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: inherited is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | κληρονομημένος | Eye color is an inherited trait. |
| 889 | jurisdiction | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | δικαιοδοσία | The city court has jurisdiction over local traffic cases. |
| 890 | consensus | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: consensus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ομοφωνία 2. κοινή συναίνεση | After a long discussion, the council reached a consensus. |
| 891 | fracture | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: fracture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | κάταγμα | The doctor found a small fracture in the injured wrist. |
| 892 | jury | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: jury is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ένορκοι | The jury examined the evidence before reaching a verdict. |
| 893 | dialogue | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dialogue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. διάλογος 2. συνομιλία | The dialogue reveals that the sisters remember the event differently. |
| 894 | poetic | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: poetic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ποιητικός | The author used poetic language to describe the moon. |
| 895 | dependent | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dependent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | εξαρτημένος | Plant height is the dependent variable in the experiment. |
| 896 | inevitable | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | αναπόφευκτος | Some erosion is inevitable when waves strike an unprotected shore. |
| 897 | momentum | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: momentum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ορμή | The heavy cart had enough momentum to roll up the small hill. |
| 898 | ethical | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: ethical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ηθικός | Researchers must follow ethical rules when working with volunteers. |
| 899 | vague | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vague is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ασαφής 2. αόριστος | The vague directions did not explain which road to take. |
| 900 | optimistic | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: optimistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | αισιόδοξος | The optimistic gardener believed the damaged plants would recover. |
| 901 | distinguish | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distinguish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. διακρίνω 2. ξεχωρίζω | The field guide helps readers distinguish hawks from falcons. |
| 902 | peculiar | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: peculiar is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | παράξενος | A peculiar humming sound came from the empty shed. |
| 903 | segment | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: segment is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | τμήμα | Measure the segment from A to B. |
| 904 | equality | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | ισότητα | The amendment advanced legal equality. |
| 905 | compact | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: compact is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. συμπαγής 2. πυκνός | The compact toolkit fits beneath the bicycle seat. |
| 906 | radius | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: radius is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ακτίνα | The compass was set to a radius of five centimeters. |
| 907 | instinct | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: instinct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ένστικτο 2. ένστιχτο | Migration is an instinct in many bird species. |
| 908 | cooperative | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | συνεργάσιμος | The cooperative group divided the research tasks fairly. |
| 909 | thesis | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: thesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | πραγματεία | The essay's thesis argues that the wetland should be protected. |
| 910 | utter | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: utter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. αρθρώνω 2. βγάζω 3. εκφέρω | The startled child could barely utter a word. |
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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.
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.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- ETS: TOEFL iBT Full-Length Practice Test 1
- ETS: TOEFL iBT Full-Length Practice Test 2
- ETS: TOEIC Listening and Reading Sample Test
- IELTS: Academic Reading Sample Tasks 2023
- Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500/01 2027 Specimen Paper
- Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500/01 2027 Specimen Insert
- Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language 0510/01 2019 Specimen Paper
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words