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 911–945 of 1600
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
911	discomfort	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: discomfort is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	obehag	The new shoes caused discomfort during the long walk.
912	conversion	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	höjd	The conversion from meters to centimeters multiplies the value by one hundred.
913	authentic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: authentic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. autentisk 2. äkta	The museum displayed an authentic letter signed by the explorer.
914	tolerate	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: tolerate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. tolerera 2. tåla	These plants can tolerate a few nights of cold weather.
915	sincere	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: sincere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	uppriktig	Her sincere apology helped repair the friendship.
916	enthusiastic	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: enthusiastic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	entusiastisk	The enthusiastic volunteers arrived early with extra supplies.
917	pitch	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pitch is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. ton 2. tonhöjd	A faster vibration produces a higher pitch.
918	supplement	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: supplement is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	bilaga	The teacher will supplement the article with a short video.
919	orbit	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: orbit is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	omloppsbana	The satellite completes one orbit every ninety minutes.
920	thoughtful	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: thoughtful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	eftertänksam	Her thoughtful question helped the speaker explain the issue.
921	plead	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: plead is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	påstå	The lost hikers plead for help over the radio.
922	inspect	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: inspect is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	inspektera	A mechanic will inspect the brakes before the trip.
923	unemployment	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.	arbetslöshet	The factory closure caused unemployment to rise.
924	inclusion	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	addition	The ramp improved inclusion by making the stage accessible.
925	flexibility	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ibility forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.	flexibilitet	Gentle stretching can improve flexibility.
926	algorithm	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: algorithm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	algoritm	The search engine uses an algorithm to rank results.
927	pardon	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: pardon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. benåda 2. förlåta	The governor may pardon a prisoner after reviewing the case.
928	despair	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: despair is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. desperation 2. förtvivlan 3. hopplöshet	The stranded sailors felt despair when the radio stopped working.
929	deliberate	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: deliberate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. medveten 2. avsiktlig	Her deliberate choice of strong evidence improved the argument.
930	generosity	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	generositet	The shelter thanked the town for its generosity.
931	blossom	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: blossom is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. blomma 2. blomstra	The apple trees blossom when warm weather returns.
932	assembly	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: assembly is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	församling	Final assembly of the bicycle occurs after the frame is painted.
933	civilization	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.	1. civilisation 2. kultur	The river supported a civilization of farmers and traders.
934	reluctant	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: reluctant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. återhållsam 2. motvillig	The reluctant puppy stopped at the edge of the water.
935	narrator	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: narrator is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	berättare	The narrator knows what every character is thinking.
936	interpret	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: interpret is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	tolka	Students interpret the graph by comparing the heights of its bars.
937	glimpse	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: glimpse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. glimt 2. skymt	We caught a glimpse of the fox before it vanished.
938	weary	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: weary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. trött 2. sliten	The weary runners rested beneath a shady tree.
939	spectacle	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: spectacle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. spektakel 2. syn	The meteor shower was a brilliant spectacle.
940	elite	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: elite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	elit	Only the elite of the sport qualify for the final race.
941	acute	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: acute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	skarp	The village faced an acute shortage of medicine.
942	restrict	verb Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: restrict is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. inskränka 2. begränsa	Park rules restrict campfires during dry weather.
943	conductor	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: conductor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	ledare	Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
944	restless	adjective Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: restless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	orolig	The restless horse paced around the stable.
945	meadow	noun Study Field: Cross-exam academic and functional English Word study: Base-form focus: meadow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	äng	Butterflies drifted across the sunny meadow.

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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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