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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| 386 | status | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: status is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | status | The tracking page shows the delivery status of each package. |
| 387 | contrast | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: contrast is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. contraste 2. contrastar | The essay will contrast life in a village with life in a large city. |
| 388 | atmosphere | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: atmosphere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | atmosfera | Earth's atmosphere contains the oxygen people breathe. |
| 389 | square | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: square is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | perpendicular | The square has both rectangle and rhombus properties. |
| 390 | muscle | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: muscle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | músculo | The heart is a powerful muscle. |
| 391 | confident | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: confident is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. confiante 2. seguro | After rehearsing, Amir felt confident about giving his speech. |
| 392 | gradually | adverb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs. | 1. gradualmente 2. pouco a pouco | The sky gradually brightened before sunrise. |
| 393 | bitter | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: bitter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | amargo | The raw cocoa tasted bitter without sugar. |
| 394 | decline | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: decline is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | declinar | The frog population may decline if the pond dries up. |
| 395 | generous | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. generoso 2. dadivoso 3. mão-aberta | A generous neighbor donated books to the new library. |
| 396 | bronze | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: bronze is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. brônzeo 2. bronze | The museum displayed a small statue made of bronze. |
| 397 | resolution | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | resolução | In the resolution, the neighbors rebuild the damaged garden together. |
| 398 | citizen | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: citizen is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. cidadão 2. cidadã | Every citizen may contact elected representatives. |
| 399 | proceed | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: proceed is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. continuar 2. proceder 3. seguir | When the light turns green, cyclists may proceed across the bridge. |
| 400 | setting | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: setting is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ambiente | The isolated lighthouse provides a tense setting for the mystery. |
| 401 | housing | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: housing is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | alojamento | Rising rents created a shortage of affordable housing. |
| 402 | agriculture | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: agriculture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | agricultura | Agriculture provides food and materials for communities. |
| 403 | expand | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: expand is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | abrir | The writer will expand the final paragraph with another example. |
| 404 | degree | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: degree is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | grau | The polynomial 2x⁴ – x has degree four. |
| 405 | stock | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: stock is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ação | Buying one stock gives an investor a small ownership stake in the company. |
| 406 | flexible | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected. | flexível | The flexible branch bent beneath the snow. |
| 407 | transfer | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: transfer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | transferir | The cable can transfer the photographs to a computer. |
| 408 | recover | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: recover is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. recuperar-se 2. melhorar 3. recuperar | The injured bird may recover after several weeks of care. |
| 409 | invisible | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected. | invisível | Air is invisible, but we can feel it moving. |
| 410 | agency | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: agency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | agência | The environmental agency monitors air pollution. |
| 411 | overcome | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: overcome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. superar 2. ultrapassar 3. vencer | With practice, Jayla began to overcome her fear of speaking. |
| 412 | subway | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: subway is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. metro 2. metrô | We took the subway beneath the crowded streets. |
| 413 | shallow | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: shallow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. superficial 2. raso 3. desinteressante | Tiny fish gathered in the shallow water near the shore. |
| 414 | obvious | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | óbvio | The missing wheel was the most obvious problem. |
| 415 | expense | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: expense is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | despesa | Rent was the family's largest monthly expense. |
| 416 | eager | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: eager is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ávido | The eager campers unpacked their tents quickly. |
| 417 | identical | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: identical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. idêntico 2. idênticos 3. idêntica | The two keys looked identical, but only one opened the door. |
| 418 | random | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: random is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. aleatório 2. pseudo-randômico 3. randômico | A random sample reduces the influence of personal choice. |
| 419 | plot | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: plot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. argumento 2. trama 3. enredo | The plot changes direction when the missing map is discovered. |
| 420 | pace | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pace is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. passo 2. ritmo | Short sentences quicken the pace of the chase scene. |
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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