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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| 36 | model | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: model is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | modelo | The globe is a model of Earth, not an exact copy. |
| 37 | policy | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: policy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | política | The school adopted a policy for reducing food waste. |
| 38 | education | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. educação 2. ensino | Public education expanded during the nineteenth century. |
| 39 | maintain | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: maintain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | manter | Workers maintain the trail by repairing damaged steps. |
| 40 | document | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: document is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | documentar | Scientists document each bird sighting in a field journal. |
| 41 | focus | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: focus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. foco 2. enfoque 3. concentração | Protecting sea turtles was the focus of the report. |
| 42 | additional | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: additional is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | adicional | The coach allowed additional time for water breaks. |
| 43 | improve | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: improve is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | melhorar | Reading aloud can improve pronunciation. |
| 44 | prefer | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: prefer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | preferir | I prefer the shaded trail on hot afternoons. |
| 45 | apply | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: apply is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | aplicar | Students apply the formula to a new set of measurements. |
| 46 | structure | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: structure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | estrutura | The essay's compare-and-contrast structure makes the differences easy to follow. |
| 47 | propose | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: propose is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | propor | The students propose turning the vacant lot into a community garden. |
| 48 | usually | adverb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ly commonly forms an adverb describing how an action occurs. | geralmente | The bakery usually opens before sunrise. |
| 49 | entire | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: entire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. inteiro 2. todo | The entire garden was covered with sparkling frost. |
| 50 | damage | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: damage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. avaria 2. dano 3. estrago | Salt water can damage an unprotected metal gate. |
| 51 | evidence | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. evidência 2. prova | The broken branch was evidence that a large animal had passed. |
| 52 | media | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: media is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. mídia 2. média 3. media | Digital media can spread both verified reports and rumors rapidly. |
| 53 | technology | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | tecnologia | Solar technology converts sunlight into useful electricity. |
| 54 | involve | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: involve is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | envolver | Building the model will involve careful measuring. |
| 55 | achievement | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 1. feito 2. proeza 3. realização | Finishing her first long novel was a proud achievement for Lena. |
| 56 | quality | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. de qualidade 2. qualidade | The carpenter checked the quality of every wooden chair. |
| 57 | region | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: region is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | região | Heavy rainfall is common throughout the coastal region. |
| 58 | sound | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: sound is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | som | Sound travels faster through water than through air. |
| 59 | release | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: release is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. libertar 2. liberar | The rescue team will release the healed owl at sunset. |
| 60 | public | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: public is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. público 2. estatal | The public library is supported by local taxes. |
| 61 | claim | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: claim is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. afirmação 2. alegação 3. reclamo | The writer supports each claim with facts from reliable sources. |
| 62 | advance | verb StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: advance is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. avanço 2. progresso 3. avançar | The hikers advance carefully along the narrow ridge. |
| 63 | vast | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: vast is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | vasto | A vast grassland stretched beyond the river. |
| 64 | species | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: species is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | espécie | The island supports a rare species of lizard. |
| 65 | summary | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: summary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. resumo 2. sumário | Her summary included the article's central point and key evidence. |
| 66 | impact | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: impact is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | impacto | The new bus route had a positive impact on the neighborhood. |
| 67 | consumer | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: consumer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | consumidor | A rabbit is a consumer that feeds on plants. |
| 68 | century | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: century is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | século | The bridge has stood for more than a century. |
| 69 | scientific | adjective StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: scientific is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | científico | The students followed a scientific method during the experiment. |
| 70 | fascination | noun StudyField: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | fascinação | Leo's fascination with insects began when he found a chrysalis. |
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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

