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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| 1086 | eclipse | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: eclipse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. eclisse 2. eclissi | During a solar eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the sun. |
| 1087 | boycott | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: boycott is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | boicottare | Residents may boycott the store until it changes its unfair policy. |
| 1088 | resentment | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | risentimento | Unequal chores created resentment between the roommates. |
| 1089 | plateau | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: plateau is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | altopiano | The village sits on a plateau above the valley. |
| 1090 | overthrow | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: overthrow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. rovesciare 2. deporre | The rebels hoped to overthrow the cruel ruler. |
| 1091 | dormant | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dormant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | latente | The dormant volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years. |
| 1092 | awe | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: awe is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | timore | The enormous glacier filled the visitors with awe. |
| 1093 | isolate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: isolate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | isolare | Scientists isolate the sick plant to protect the healthy ones. |
| 1094 | distrust | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distrust is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. diffidenza 2. sfiducia | Broken promises created distrust between the two groups. |
| 1095 | childcare | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: childcare is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | bambinaia | The community center offers childcare during evening classes. |
| 1096 | speculation | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | speculazione | The rumor remains speculation until a reliable witness confirms it. |
| 1097 | facilitate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: facilitate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. facilitare 2. agevolare | Clear labels facilitate the safe use of laboratory equipment. |
| 1098 | prejudice | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: prejudice is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | pregiudizio | Education can challenge prejudice by replacing rumors with understanding. |
| 1099 | vibration | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | vibrazione | The string's vibration produces a musical sound. |
| 1100 | duplicate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: duplicate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | duplicare | The printer can duplicate the photograph in seconds. |
| 1101 | banquet | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: banquet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. pranzo festivo 2. banchetto | The community held a banquet to honor the rescue workers. |
| 1102 | barefoot | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: barefoot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. scalzo 2. a piedi nudi | We walked barefoot across the warm sand. |
| 1103 | sensible | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected. | 1. giudizioso 2. di buon senso 3. ragionevole | Bringing extra water was a sensible precaution. |
| 1104 | refugee | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: refugee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. rifugiato 2. rifugiata 3. profugo | The refugee applied for protection after crossing the border. |
| 1105 | hazard | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: hazard is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | difficoltà | Loose wires create an electrical hazard. |
| 1106 | metabolism | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. metabolismo 2. ricambio | Exercise causes the body's metabolism to use energy more quickly. |
| 1107 | cosmic | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: cosmic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | cosmico | The detector measures cosmic radiation from space. |
| 1108 | glacier | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: glacier is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ghiacciaio | The glacier carved a wide valley as it moved. |
| 1109 | contagious | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. contagioso 2. infettivo | The contagious illness moved quickly through the crowded camp. |
| 1110 | downright | adverb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: downright is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | nientedimeno | Leaving food beside a wild bear would be downright dangerous. |
| 1111 | lens | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: lens is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. lentille 2. lente | The microscope's objective lens magnifies the specimen. |
| 1112 | lease | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: lease is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | affitto | The apartment lease lasts twelve months. |
| 1113 | capitalism | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | capitalismo | In capitalism, businesses usually compete to sell goods and services. |
| 1114 | credible | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected. | credibile | The eyewitness gave a credible account supported by photographs. |
| 1115 | conquest | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: conquest is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. conquista 2. soggiogamento | The conquest changed the region's government and language. |
| 1116 | intercept | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: intercept is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | intercettare | The defender managed to intercept the pass. |
| 1117 | loosen | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: loosen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | allentare | Turn the lid slowly to loosen it. |
| 1118 | discontent | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: discontent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | malcontento | Repeated delays caused discontent among the passengers. |
| 1119 | constellation | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | costellazione | The constellation Orion is easy to spot on a clear winter night. |
| 1120 | preview | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: preview is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. previsualizzare 2. anteprima 3. visione in anteprima | The museum offered a preview of the new exhibit to local teachers. |
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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