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 806–840 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
806	concrete	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: concrete is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	specific, definite, and based on observable details	The proposal needs concrete steps, not general promises.
807	suspension	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a mixture containing particles that may settle out over time	Muddy water is a suspension because soil particles eventually sink.
808	comply	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: comply is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to act according to a request, rule, or order	Cyclists must comply with the trail's safety signs.
809	teammate	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: teammate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a member of the same team	My teammate passed the ball before the defender arrived.
810	steadily	adverb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs.	at an even and continuing rate	Snow fell steadily throughout the afternoon.
811	marina	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: marina is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a protected place where small boats are kept	Fishing boats returned to the marina before the storm.
812	heroic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: heroic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	showing great courage	The firefighter made a heroic rescue from the burning house.
813	output	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: output is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	information, energy, or material produced by a system	The screen displays the sensor's output as a graph.
814	coalition	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a temporary alliance of groups working toward a shared goal	Several parties formed a coalition to pass the reform.
815	remainder	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: remainder is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the amount left after division is completed	Seventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
816	insist	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: insist is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to say firmly that something must be true or happen	The guide will insist that everyone wear a helmet.
817	entertain	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: entertain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to interest or amuse people	The storyteller used funny voices to entertain the children.
818	electrical	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: electrical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	related to electric charge or current	The electrical circuit opens when the switch is lifted.
819	probability	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.	a measure of how likely an event is to happen	The probability of rolling an even number is one half.
820	enthusiasm	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: enthusiasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	strong excitement and interest	Her enthusiasm for astronomy inspired the whole club.
821	axis	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: axis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a reference line used in a graph or coordinate plane	The horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
822	conservative	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	cautious and avoiding unnecessary risk or change	Engineers used a conservative estimate for the bridge's safe load.
823	minority	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	a group smaller in number or holding less political power	The constitution protects minority rights against majority abuse.
824	vulnerable	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	open to harm, attack, or damage	Young turtles are vulnerable to predators on the beach.
825	transparent	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: transparent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	allowing light through so objects can be seen clearly	The transparent glass revealed the fish inside the tank.
826	sympathy	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: sympathy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	understanding and concern for someone else's suffering	We expressed sympathy to the family after their loss.
827	evaluate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: evaluate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to judge quality or value using evidence	The judges evaluate each design for strength and originality.
828	disappointment	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.	sadness when hopes or expectations are not met	The canceled trip brought disappointment to the campers.
829	adaptation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a feature or change that helps a living thing survive	A camel's ability to conserve water is an adaptation to desert life.
830	submarine	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: submarine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a vessel designed to travel underwater	The research submarine photographed life on the ocean floor.
831	masterpiece	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: masterpiece is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an exceptionally skillful work of art	Many visitors consider the painted ceiling a masterpiece.
832	exhaust	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: exhaust is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to make someone extremely tired	Climbing the steep stairs will exhaust an unprepared runner.
833	senate	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: senate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a deliberative governing council, especially the influential council of ancient Rome	The Roman senate advised officials and controlled important financial decisions.
834	diagnosis	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: diagnosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the identification of an illness or problem from its signs and evidence	The doctor confirmed the diagnosis after reviewing the test results.
835	vaccine	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vaccine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a preparation that trains the immune system to resist a disease	The vaccine reduced the spread of the illness.
836	seize	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: seize is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to take hold of something quickly and firmly	The goalkeeper will seize the ball with both hands.
837	colorful	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: colorful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	having many bright colors	A colorful kite rose above the beach.
838	translation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a transformation that slides every point the same distance and direction	The translation moves the triangle four units to the right.
839	narrative	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: narrative is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an account or story of connected events	The oral history presents a personal narrative of migration.
840	expectation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a belief about what will probably happen	Our expectation of clear skies changed when thunder began.

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1. The proposal needs _____ steps, not general promises.

Answer: concrete

2. Several parties formed a _____ to pass the reform.

Answer: coalition

3. The constitution protects _____ rights against majority abuse.

Answer: minority

4. Climbing the steep stairs will _____ an unprepared runner.

Answer: exhaust

5. Our _____ of clear skies changed when thunder began.

Answer: expectation

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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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