Beginner Vocabulary Words
Essential vocabulary for SAT and IELTS preparation. These foundational words appear frequently in everyday academic contexts and are a great starting point for building your test prep word bank.
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Dearly loved; cherished.
To curve or cause something to curve from a straight line or position.
To risk money on the outcome of an event; a wager.
To confuse or perplex someone completely.
To tie or fasten something tightly, or to obligate legally or morally.
To cut or grip with the teeth; also, a small portion of food or the act of taking such a portion.
Empty or without writing, expression, or memory; a space left to be filled.
To lose or emit blood from the body; can also refer to color spreading in print or financial loss.
A person with fair hair; often used to refer to women with naturally light-colored hair.
The act of entering or getting on a vehicle, or lodging at a place for payment.
To heat a liquid until it begins to turn into vapor; also, a skin infection causing a painful swelli...
An extra payment or benefit given in addition to what is usual or expected.
A small temporary stall or cabin used for providing information, services, or sales.
A line separating two political or geographical areas; also, to be adjacent to.
A small store offering stylish or specialized items; often associated with fashion.
One of the long, tubular parts of the digestive tract; often used in plural to refer to internal org...
To separate into pieces, or to interrupt something such as an activity or continuity.
A failure or collapse, especially of a system, relationship, or vehicle. It can also refer to a deta...
To prepare (a liquid, especially coffee or tea); also, a quantity of such a drink.
Lasting a short time; concise.
A portable rectangular case, typically made of leather or synthetic material, used to carry document...
A meal where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes; also means to strike repeatedly.
An adult male bovine animal; also used to describe an aggressive or domineering person.
A brief report or announcement providing information, often news-related.
An official in an institution, especially a school, responsible for managing funds and financial mat...
Commercial or professional activity; an organization engaged in such activities.
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storage; a group of advisors to a president or prim...
A small restaurant serving coffee, snacks, and light meals.
A large dining room serving meals in schools, offices, or institutions, where customers select food ...
a state or feeling of being peaceful and untroubled; free from agitation.
a unit of energy used to measure how much energy food provides when eaten.
a brief appearance or role, especially by a well-known actor in a movie or TV show; a small carving ...
the grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school.
a man-made waterway used for transportation, irrigation, or water supply.
A thin walking stick used for support or as a fashion accessory.
A large, heavy piece of artillery that fires shells over long distances.
A city that serves as the seat of government; also refers to wealth in the form of money or assets.
A small container, often cylindrical, used for medicine or for storing information or samples for fu...
A person or animal that is confined or imprisoned; also describes something that is being held and c...
To take someone or something by force or to record or express something accurately.
The dead body of an animal, typically one that has been slaughtered or is in a state of decay.
A person or company that transports goods or people; also, something that conveys or transmits somet...
An orange root vegetable with a crisp texture and sweet taste.
To transport or support something while moving from one place to another.
A two-wheeled vehicle for transporting goods, often pushed by hand.
A paperboard container, typically used for holding liquids or lightweight items.
A humorous or animated drawing, often in a series; also, a motion picture made from animated drawing...
Money in physical form, such as coins or banknotes.
A person who handles money transactions in a store or bank.
To capture or seize something, especially by hand; or to understand something after delay.
Careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.
A task or situation that tests someone's abilities; a call to prove the truth of a claim.
A television or radio station, or a path through which something flows, such as water or information...
A main section of a book or a stage in a person's life.
To demand payment, or to fill something with energy; also refers to the price or cost of something.
To shout approval, encouragement, or celebration; can also refer to a shout of enthusiasm.
A written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a specified account.
To bite and grind food with the teeth; also used figuratively or to describe erosion.
The leader or most important person in a group or context; also used as an adjective meaning primary...
The lower part of the face below the mouth.