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 946–980 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
946	reduction	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	réduction	During reduction, copper ions gain electrons and become copper atoms.
947	mortgage	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: mortgage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	hypothèque	The family compared interest rates before choosing a mortgage.
948	census	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: census is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. recensement 2. recensement de la population	The census records population changes every ten years.
949	negotiate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: negotiate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	négocier	The two groups will negotiate how to share the meeting space.
950	clause	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: clause is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	proposition	The sentence begins with a dependent clause.
951	surroundings	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: surroundings is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. environnement 2. voisinage	The owl's brown feathers blend with its woodland surroundings.
952	hygiene	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: hygiene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	hygiène	Good hand hygiene helps prevent infection.
953	cautious	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	prudent	The cautious climber tested each handhold.
954	sloppy	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: sloppy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. bâclé 2. négligé 3. ample	Sloppy measurements can ruin a science experiment.
955	recovery	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: recovery is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. guérison 2. rétablissement 3. récupération	Wetland recovery began after grazing ended.
956	verse	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: verse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. couplet 2. vers	The ballad tells the sailor's story in verse.
957	referendum	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: referendum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	référendum	The tax plan will be decided by referendum.
958	archive	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: archive is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	archives	The digital archive contains scanned newspapers from the last century.
959	compensate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: compensate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	compenser	The store will compensate customers for the damaged goods.
960	programming	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: programming is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	programmation	Programming the robot required a loop that repeated the movement.
961	substitute	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: substitute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. substituer 2. remplacer 3. de	Substitute six for x before simplifying the expression.
962	propaganda	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: propaganda is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	propagande	The poster used propaganda to portray every critic as an enemy.
963	genre	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: genre is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	genre	Readers recognize the detective genre by its clues and investigation.
964	fairness	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state.	justice	The referee's fairness earned respect from both teams.
965	embarrassment	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.	embarras	He laughed at his embarrassment after realizing his shirt was backward.
966	orchard	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: orchard is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	verger	We picked ripe peaches in the orchard.
967	exclusive	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	exclusif	The interview contains exclusive information not reported elsewhere.
968	heritage	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: heritage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	héritage	The festival celebrates the region's musical heritage.
969	explicit	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: explicit is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	explicite	The recipe gives explicit instructions for handling the hot pan.
970	volcano	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: volcano is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	volcan	The volcano released steam from its summit.
971	hardship	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: hardship is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. difficultés 2. misère 3. épreuve	The long drought created hardship for local farmers.
972	removal	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: removal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	déménagement	The removal of Indigenous nations caused widespread suffering and death.
973	banking	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: banking is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	tangage	Online banking allows customers to transfer funds without visiting a branch.
974	vertical	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vertical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	vertical	Vertical angles always have equal measures.
975	vivid	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vivid is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	vivide	The author used vivid details to describe the storm.
976	safeguard	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: safeguard is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	protéger	Strong passwords safeguard private information.
977	crater	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: crater is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	cratère	Steam rose from the volcano's crater.
978	commonwealth	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: commonwealth is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. communauté 2. commonwealth 3. richesse commune	The constitution described the state as a commonwealth.
979	tragedy	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: tragedy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	tragédie	The tragedy shows how the ruler's pride harms the entire city.
980	migration	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	migration	Seasonal jobs encouraged migration toward the coast.

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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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