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 1086–1120 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
1086	eclipse	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: eclipse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an event in which one object in space blocks light from another	During a solar eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the sun.
1087	boycott	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: boycott is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to refuse to buy or use something as a form of protest	Residents may boycott the store until it changes its unfair policy.
1088	resentment	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.	lasting anger about unfair treatment	Unequal chores created resentment between the roommates.
1089	plateau	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: plateau is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a broad area of high, flat land	The village sits on a plateau above the valley.
1090	overthrow	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: overthrow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to remove a ruler or government from power	The rebels hoped to overthrow the cruel ruler.
1091	dormant	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dormant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	temporarily inactive but able to become active again	The dormant volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.
1092	awe	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: awe is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a feeling of wonder mixed with respect or fear	The enormous glacier filled the visitors with awe.
1093	isolate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: isolate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to separate someone or something from others	Scientists isolate the sick plant to protect the healthy ones.
1094	distrust	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distrust is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a feeling that someone or something is not reliable	Broken promises created distrust between the two groups.
1095	childcare	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: childcare is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	care provided for children while adults are away	The community center offers childcare during evening classes.
1096	speculation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	an idea or guess formed without complete evidence	The rumor remains speculation until a reliable witness confirms it.
1097	facilitate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: facilitate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to make a process or activity easier	Clear labels facilitate the safe use of laboratory equipment.
1098	prejudice	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: prejudice is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an unfair opinion formed before knowing the facts	Education can challenge prejudice by replacing rumors with understanding.
1099	vibration	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 rapid back-and-forth movement	The string's vibration produces a musical sound.
1100	duplicate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: duplicate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to make an exact copy of something	The printer can duplicate the photograph in seconds.
1101	banquet	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: banquet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a large formal meal for many people	The community held a banquet to honor the rescue workers.
1102	barefoot	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: barefoot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	wearing nothing on the feet	We walked barefoot across the warm sand.
1103	sensible	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected.	showing good judgment and awareness of likely results	Bringing extra water was a sensible precaution.
1104	refugee	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: refugee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a person forced to leave home because of war, danger, or persecution	The refugee applied for protection after crossing the border.
1105	hazard	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: hazard is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	something capable of causing harm	Loose wires create an electrical hazard.
1106	metabolism	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	the chemical processes that keep an organism alive	Exercise causes the body's metabolism to use energy more quickly.
1107	cosmic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: cosmic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to the universe beyond Earth	The detector measures cosmic radiation from space.
1108	glacier	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: glacier is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a large, slow-moving mass of ice	The glacier carved a wide valley as it moved.
1109	contagious	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	able to spread from one person or organism to another	The contagious illness moved quickly through the crowded camp.
1110	downright	adverb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: downright is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	completely or clearly	Leaving food beside a wild bear would be downright dangerous.
1111	lens	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: lens is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a transparent curved object that bends light to form an image	The microscope's objective lens magnifies the specimen.
1112	lease	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: lease is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a contract allowing someone to use property for a stated time and payment	The apartment lease lasts twelve months.
1113	capitalism	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	an economic system based mainly on private ownership and market exchange	In capitalism, businesses usually compete to sell goods and services.
1114	credible	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected.	believable and worthy of trust	The eyewitness gave a credible account supported by photographs.
1115	conquest	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: conquest is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the act of taking control of a place by force	The conquest changed the region's government and language.
1116	intercept	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: intercept is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to stop or catch something before it reaches its destination	The defender managed to intercept the pass.
1117	loosen	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: loosen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to make something less tight	Turn the lid slowly to loosen it.
1118	discontent	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: discontent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a feeling of unhappiness with a situation	Repeated delays caused discontent among the passengers.
1119	constellation	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 recognized pattern of stars in the sky	The constellation Orion is easy to spot on a clear winter night.
1120	preview	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: preview is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an advance look at something before its full release	The museum offered a preview of the new exhibit to local teachers.

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1. During a solar _____, the moon passes between Earth and the sun.

Answer: eclipse

2. Broken promises created _____ between the two groups.

Answer: distrust

3. Bringing extra water was a _____ precaution.

Answer: sensible

4. The apartment _____ lasts twelve months.

Answer: lease

5. The museum offered a _____ of the new exhibit to local teachers.

Answer: preview

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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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