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 211–245 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
211	mood	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: mood is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the feeling or atmosphere a text creates for readers	Rain and empty streets establish a lonely mood.
212	efficiency	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: efficiency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the proportion of useful output compared with total input	Lubrication increased the motor's efficiency.
213	inventory	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: inventory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the goods and materials a business or organization has available	The manager counted the inventory before ordering more paper.
214	immunity	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 body's ability to resist a particular infection	Vaccination can help the body develop immunity.
215	radiation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	energy transmitted through waves or moving particles	Solar radiation can travel through empty space.
216	molecule	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: molecule is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a group of atoms joined together as the smallest unit of a substance	A water molecule contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
217	infer	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: infer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to form a reasonable idea from evidence	From the wet paw prints, we infer that the dog entered through the kitchen.
218	government	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.	the system and people responsible for making and enforcing public decisions	The local government maintains roads and parks.
219	charge	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: charge is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the amount of money asked for a service or item	There is no charge for borrowing books from the library.
220	opinion	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: opinion is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a belief or judgment that may not be a proven fact	In my opinion, the second ending is more exciting.
221	war	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: war is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	organized armed conflict between states or groups	The war displaced millions of civilians.
222	review	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: review is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to examine material again in order to evaluate or remember it	Niko will review his notes before writing the summary.
223	civil	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: civil is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	related to citizens, society, or nonmilitary public life	The civil rights movement used courts, boycotts, and marches.
224	equation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a mathematical statement showing that two amounts are equal	The equation eight plus four equals twelve is true.
225	recommend	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: recommend is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to advise that a particular choice or action is suitable	The committee will recommend the safest location for the crossing.
226	institute	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: institute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to establish a program, rule, or system	The school will institute a recycling policy next term.
227	transportation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the movement of people or goods between places	Reliable transportation connects workers with jobs.
228	initiative	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: initiative is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a new plan or the ability to begin useful action independently	The garden initiative turned an empty lot into a source of food.
229	retain	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: retain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to keep or continue to have something	Dark soil can retain water longer than sand.
230	charity	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	an organization or action that provides help to people in need	The charity supplies meals during emergencies.
231	mineral	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: mineral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a naturally occurring solid with a definite chemical structure	Quartz is a common mineral in Earth's crust.
232	participate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: participate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to take part in an activity or event	Every student may participate in the discussion by speaking or writing.
233	gene	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: gene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a unit of inherited information passed from parent to offspring	A gene may influence the color of a flower.
234	renewable	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	able to be replaced naturally within a useful amount of time	Sunlight is a renewable source of energy.
235	beneficial	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: beneficial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	producing a helpful or favorable result	Regular sleep is beneficial to memory and concentration.
236	skeleton	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: skeleton is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the framework of bones supporting an animal's body	A whale's skeleton contains bones shaped like those in other mammals.
237	radical	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: radical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a person who favors fundamental and far-reaching change	The radical argued that reform was insufficient and demanded a new system.
238	illustrate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: illustrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to explain or show by using examples or pictures	The diagram will illustrate how water moves through the cycle.
239	assign	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: assign is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to give someone a particular job or responsibility	The director will assign each actor a role in the play.
240	transform	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: transform is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to change something greatly in form, appearance, or character	New lighting can transform the unused warehouse into a theater.
241	exploit	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: exploit is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to use someone or something unfairly for personal gain	Dishonest employers may exploit workers who lack legal protection.
242	theoretical	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: theoretical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	based on expected mathematical reasoning rather than observed trials	The theoretical probability of rolling a six is one sixth.
243	productivity	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 amount of output produced from a given amount of input	New equipment increased the factory's productivity without extending work hours.
244	pasture	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pasture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	land covered with grass where animals feed	The horses grazed peacefully in the pasture.
245	reservation	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	land legally designated for a particular group, especially an Indigenous nation	Federal policy forced many Native communities onto a reservation.

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1. Rain and empty streets establish a lonely _____.

Answer: mood

2. There is no _____ for borrowing books from the library.

Answer: charge

3. The garden _____ turned an empty lot into a source of food.

Answer: initiative

4. The _____ argued that reform was insufficient and demanded a new system.

Answer: radical

5. Federal policy forced many Native communities onto a _____.

Answer: reservation

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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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