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 106–140 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
106	access	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: access is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the ability or right to enter, use, or obtain something	A library card gives residents access to online books.
107	demand	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: demand is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the amount of a product or service that people want to buy	Demand for warm coats rises in winter.
108	network	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: network is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a group of connected computers, devices, or people that exchange information	The school network links classroom computers to shared printers.
109	register	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: register is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to place a name on an official list	Eligible residents must register before they can vote.
110	concept	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: concept is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a general idea used to understand something	The model helped us understand the concept of gravity.
111	purchase	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: purchase is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to buy something	The club will purchase new art supplies with the fundraiser money.
112	behavior	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: behavior is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the way a person or organism acts	The scientist recorded the penguin's feeding behavior.
113	weight	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: weight is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the force of gravity pulling on an object	An astronaut's weight changes with gravity, but her mass does not.
114	entrance	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	a door or opening used to enter a place	A stone arch marks the entrance to the park.
115	crucial	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: crucial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	extremely important to a result	Clean water is crucial to every community's health.
116	current	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: current is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a steady movement of water, air, or electricity	The ocean current carried the floating leaf toward shore.
117	especially	adverb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs.	more than usual or more than others	The garden smells sweet, especially after rain.
118	national	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: national is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to an entire country or its central government	The national government manages relations with other countries.
119	force	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: force is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a push or pull that can change motion	The force of the kick sent the ball across the field.
120	competition	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	an event in which people try to win	Our robotics team entered a regional competition.
121	condition	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the state that someone or something is in	The old bicycle was still in good condition.
122	population	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	all the people or organisms living in a particular area	The island's seabird population increased after nesting areas were protected.
123	operation	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 mathematical process such as addition or division	Choose the correct operation before solving the problem.
124	supply	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: supply is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the amount of something available for use or sale	Heavy rain increased the city's water supply.
125	authority	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	the power or right to make decisions and enforce rules	The city council has authority over local zoning.
126	reaction	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	an action or feeling caused by something	Maya's surprised reaction showed that she had not expected the gift.
127	mode	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: mode is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the value that occurs most often in a data set	The mode of two, three, three, and five is three.
128	determine	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: determine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to find out or decide after careful thought	The test will determine whether the water is safe to drink.
129	chemical	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: chemical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a substance with a particular composition and set of properties	The label identifies each chemical in the cleaning solution.
130	contribute	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: contribute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to give or add something to a shared effort	Each family will contribute one dish to the community meal.
131	conduct	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: conduct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to organize and carry out an activity	Researchers will conduct a survey about recycling habits.
132	distinct	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distinct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	clearly different or easy to recognize	The twins have distinct voices.
133	weather	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: weather is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the short-term condition of the atmosphere at a place and time	Today's weather includes strong wind and scattered rain.
134	procedure	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: procedure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a set order of steps for doing something	Follow the safety procedure before starting the experiment.
135	communicate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: communicate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to share information, thoughts, or feelings	Whales communicate with sounds that travel through water.
136	urban	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: urban is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	related to a city or densely populated area	Urban planners proposed more parks near apartment buildings.
137	selection	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the process by which some inherited traits become more common	Natural selection favors traits that improve survival and reproduction.
138	decade	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: decade is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a period of ten years	The city's population doubled within one decade.
139	dynamic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dynamic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	changing in an important way during a story	The selfish prince is a dynamic character who learns generosity.
140	retire	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: retire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to stop working permanently, usually because of age	The librarian plans to retire after forty years of service.

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1. A library card gives residents _____ to online books.

Answer: access

2. A stone arch marks the _____ to the park.

Answer: entrance

3. Choose the correct _____ before solving the problem.

Answer: operation

4. The twins have _____ voices.

Answer: distinct

5. The librarian plans to _____ after forty years of service.

Answer: retire

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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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