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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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 1331 | integrate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: integrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | integrar | The presentation will integrate maps, quotations, and survey data. |
| 1332 | perish | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: perish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. perecer 2. fenecer | Young seedlings may perish without water. |
| 1333 | cautiously | adverb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs. | precavidamente | The fox stepped cautiously onto the frozen pond. |
| 1334 | antagonist | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice. | antagonista | In the novel, the dishonest captain is the antagonist. |
| 1335 | pioneer | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pioneer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pionero | The engineer became a pioneer in low-cost water purification. |
| 1336 | theorem | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: theorem is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | teorema | The Pythagorean theorem relates the sides of a right triangle. |
| 1337 | induction | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | inducción | Induction suggests the pattern, but a proof must confirm it. |
| 1338 | persistence | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. persistencia 2. perseverancia | Solving the complex proof required persistence. |
| 1339 | deposition | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | deposición | River deposition formed a sandbar near the bend. |
| 1340 | allocate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: allocate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. asignar 2. adjudicar | The council will allocate part of the budget to playground repairs. |
| 1341 | caregiver | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: caregiver is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cuidador | The caregiver prepared lunch and medicine for the elderly patient. |
| 1342 | pentagon | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pentagon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pentágono | The irregular pentagon still has exactly five sides. |
| 1343 | idle | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: idle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. desocupado 2. ocioso | The idle factory machinery gathered dust. |
| 1344 | contamination | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | contaminación | Testing revealed bacterial contamination in the well. |
| 1345 | resilient | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: resilient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. tenaz 2. resistente 3. resiliente | The resilient community rebuilt homes after the storm. |
| 1346 | annex | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: annex is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. anexar 2. anexionar 3. anejar | The city voted to annex the land beside the highway. |
| 1347 | selfless | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: selfless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. desinteresado 2. abnegado 3. altruista | The selfless volunteer gave her seat to the tired passenger. |
| 1348 | reassure | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: reassure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | tranquilizar | The guide tried to reassure us that the trail was safe. |
| 1349 | illuminate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: illuminate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | iluminar | A lantern will illuminate the dark path. |
| 1350 | considerate | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: considerate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | considerado | It was considerate of Mae to lower her voice near the sleeping baby. |
| 1351 | clasp | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: clasp is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | agarrar | The child will clasp the railing while climbing the steps. |
| 1352 | bewildered | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: bewildered is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pasmo | The bewildered traveler studied the unfamiliar train map. |
| 1353 | recommendation | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | recomendación | The panel's recommendation is to repair rather than replace the bridge. |
| 1354 | governance | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | gobernanza | Transparent governance includes public access to budgets and rules. |
| 1355 | realism | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | realismo | The novel's realism appears in its detailed portrayal of factory work. |
| 1356 | tariff | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: tariff is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. arancel 2. tarifa | The tariff increased the price of imported steel. |
| 1357 | remorse | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: remorse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. remordimiento 2. compunción | He felt remorse after admitting that he had damaged the sculpture. |
| 1358 | hue | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: hue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. matiz 2. tono 3. color | The artist mixed blue and green to create a turquoise hue. |
| 1359 | choreography | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | coreografía | The choreography placed the dancers in a widening circle. |
| 1360 | perpendicular | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: perpendicular is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | perpendicular | The vertical post is perpendicular to the ground. |
| 1361 | skeptical | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: skeptical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | escéptico | The skeptical reviewer asked to see the original data. |
| 1362 | durable | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: durable is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. durable 2. duradero | The durable fabric survived years of outdoor use. |
| 1363 | chromosome | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: chromosome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cromosoma | Each chromosome contains many genes. |
| 1364 | quadrant | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: quadrant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cuadrante | The point is located in the first quadrant. |
| 1365 | decimal | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: decimal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | decimal | The decimal 0.5 represents one half. |
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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