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 876–910 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
876	romance	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: romance is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. romanttinen kertomus 2. rakkausromaani	The historical romance develops alongside the struggle to save the family farm.
877	interface	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: interface is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. käyttöliittymä 2. käyttäjäliittymä	The app's interface uses clear labels and large buttons.
878	polite	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: polite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	kohtelias	The polite guest thanked the host before leaving.
879	gratitude	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: gratitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	kiitollisuus	We wrote notes of gratitude to the volunteers.
880	debris	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: debris is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. pirstaleet 2. jäänteet 3. tähteet	Workers cleared storm debris from the road.
881	altitude	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: altitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	korkeus	The air becomes thinner as altitude increases.
882	affection	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	1. mieltymys 2. kiintymys 3. ominaisuus	The dog showed affection by resting its head on Mina's knee.
883	unlikely	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: unlikely is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	epätodennäköinen	It is unlikely that the small pond caused the regional flood.
884	grave	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: grave is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	vakava	The doctor warned that the infection posed a grave danger.
885	domain	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: domain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. määrittelyjoukko 2. määrittelyalue	Negative numbers are outside the domain when x represents elapsed time.
886	discrimination	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	syrjintä	The law prohibits employment discrimination.
887	define	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: define is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	määritellä	The opening paragraph should define the problem before proposing a solution.
888	inherited	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: inherited is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. perintö 2. peritty	Eye color is an inherited trait.
889	jurisdiction	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	hallintoalue	The city court has jurisdiction over local traffic cases.
890	consensus	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: consensus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. yhteisymmärrys 2. konsensus	After a long discussion, the council reached a consensus.
891	fracture	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: fracture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. murtuma 2. luunmurtuma	The doctor found a small fracture in the injured wrist.
892	jury	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: jury is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. lautamiehistö 2. valamiehistö 3. jury	The jury examined the evidence before reaching a verdict.
893	dialogue	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dialogue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. dialogi 2. vuoropuhelu	The dialogue reveals that the sisters remember the event differently.
894	poetic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: poetic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	runollinen	The author used poetic language to describe the moon.
895	dependent	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dependent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. huollettava 2. riippuvainen	Plant height is the dependent variable in the experiment.
896	inevitable	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	1. väistämätön 2. vääjäämätön 3. välttämätön	Some erosion is inevitable when waves strike an unprotected shore.
897	momentum	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: momentum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. liikemäärä 2. vauhti 3. voima	The heavy cart had enough momentum to roll up the small hill.
898	ethical	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: ethical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	eettinen	Researchers must follow ethical rules when working with volunteers.
899	vague	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vague is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. epämääräinen 2. ympäripyöreä	The vague directions did not explain which road to take.
900	optimistic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: optimistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	optimistinen	The optimistic gardener believed the damaged plants would recover.
901	distinguish	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distinguish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	erottaa	The field guide helps readers distinguish hawks from falcons.
902	peculiar	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: peculiar is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. erikoinen 2. outo 3. poikkeuksellinen	A peculiar humming sound came from the empty shed.
903	segment	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: segment is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. pallosegmentti 2. osio 3. osuus	Measure the segment from A to B.
904	equality	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	yhtäsuuruus	The amendment advanced legal equality.
905	compact	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: compact is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. tiivis 2. kompakti	The compact toolkit fits beneath the bicycle seat.
906	radius	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: radius is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	säde	The compass was set to a radius of five centimeters.
907	instinct	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: instinct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. vaisto 2. vietti	Migration is an instinct in many bird species.
908	cooperative	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	1. yhteistyökykyinen 2. yhteistoiminnallinen 3. yhteistyöhaluinen	The cooperative group divided the research tasks fairly.
909	thesis	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: thesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. väitöskirja 2. diplomityö 3. opinnäytetyö	The essay's thesis argues that the wetland should be protected.
910	utter	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: utter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. houria 2. inahtaa 3. päästää	The startled child could barely utter a word.

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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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