English Vocabulary · Cross-exam Academic English Beta
TOEFL · TOEIC · IELTS · IGCSE Vocabulary
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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| 106 | access | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: access is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ចូលដំណើរការ 2. ចូលដំណើរការ | A library card gives residents access to online books. |
| 107 | demand | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: demand is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | តម្រូវការ | Demand for warm coats rises in winter. |
| 108 | network | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: network is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | បណ្ដាញ | The school network links classroom computers to shared printers. |
| 109 | register | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: register is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ចុះឈ្មោះ 2. ចុះឈ្មោះ | Eligible residents must register before they can vote. |
| 110 | concept | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: concept is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | សមានញាណ | The model helped us understand the concept of gravity. |
| 111 | purchase | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: purchase is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ទិញ | The club will purchase new art supplies with the fundraiser money. |
| 112 | behavior | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: behavior is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ចរិយា 2. កិរិយា 3. ចរិត | The scientist recorded the penguin's feeding behavior. |
| 113 | weight | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: weight is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ទម្ងន់ | An astronaut's weight changes with gravity, but her mass does not. |
| 114 | entrance | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. ទ្វារចូល 2. ច្រកចូល | A stone arch marks the entrance to the park. |
| 115 | crucial | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: crucial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. សំខាន់ 2. ចាំបាច់ | Clean water is crucial to every community's health. |
| 116 | current | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: current is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | បច្ចុប្បន្ន | The ocean current carried the floating leaf toward shore. |
| 117 | especially | adverb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs. | ជាពិសេស | The garden smells sweet, especially after rain. |
| 118 | national | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: national is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ជាតិ | The national government manages relations with other countries. |
| 119 | force | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: force is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. កម្លាំងទាញ 2. បង្ខំ | The force of the kick sent the ball across the field. |
| 120 | competition | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. ប្រកួត 2. ជំនែង | Our robotics team entered a regional competition. |
| 121 | condition | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | លក្ខខណ្ឌ | The old bicycle was still in good condition. |
| 122 | population | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. ប្រជាជន 2. ប្រជាគណន៍ 3. ប៉ូពុយឡាស្យ៉ុង | The island's seabird population increased after nesting areas were protected. |
| 123 | operation | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ប្រតិបត្តិការ | Choose the correct operation before solving the problem. |
| 124 | supply | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: supply is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ 2. ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ | Heavy rain increased the city's water supply. |
| 125 | authority | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | អំណាច | The city council has authority over local zoning. |
| 126 | reaction | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ប្រតិកម្ម | Maya's surprised reaction showed that she had not expected the gift. |
| 127 | mode | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: mode is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | របៀប | The mode of two, three, three, and five is three. |
| 128 | determine | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: determine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ប្តេជ្ញានឹង | The test will determine whether the water is safe to drink. |
| 129 | chemical | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: chemical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | គីមី | The label identifies each chemical in the cleaning solution. |
| 130 | contribute | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: contribute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ជួយ 2. ផ្ដល់ 3. បរិច្ចាគ | Each family will contribute one dish to the community meal. |
| 131 | conduct | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: conduct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ប្រព្រឹត្តិទៅ 2. ធ្វើទៅ 3. កើតឡើង កិ | Researchers will conduct a survey about recycling habits. |
| 132 | distinct | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: distinct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ខុសគ្នា | The twins have distinct voices. |
| 133 | weather | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: weather is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ធាតុអាកាស 2. អាកាសធាតុ | Today's weather includes strong wind and scattered rain. |
| 134 | procedure | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: procedure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | បែបបទ | Follow the safety procedure before starting the experiment. |
| 135 | communicate | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: communicate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ទំនាក់ទំនង | Whales communicate with sounds that travel through water. |
| 136 | urban | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: urban is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ទីក្រុង | Urban planners proposed more parks near apartment buildings. |
| 137 | selection | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ជម្រើស | Natural selection favors traits that improve survival and reproduction. |
| 138 | decade | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: decade is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ទសវត្ស | The city's population doubled within one decade. |
| 139 | dynamic | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: dynamic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ថាមវន្ត | The selfish prince is a dynamic character who learns generosity. |
| 140 | retire | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: retire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ចូលនិវត្តន៍ 2. រ៉ឺត្រែត | The librarian plans to retire after forty years of service. |
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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

