Intermediate Vocabulary Words
Academic vocabulary common across TOEFL, IELTS, and multi-test contexts. These words appear in university-level texts and are essential for scoring well on standardized English proficiency tests.
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A spouse, especially the husband or wife of a reigning monarch.
A group of organizations or individuals combining resources for a common purpose.
Easily noticeable or attracting attention, often due to being unusual or striking.
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
Unchanging over time or occurring continuously without pause.
A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern, often named after mythological figures, animals, or...
A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically caused by something unexpected.
A person who lives in a district represented by an elected official; a part forming a whole.
To form or make up a whole; to be the components of something.
A body of fundamental principles by which a state or organization is governed; the physical health o...
In accordance with a constitution; relating to the constitution of a state or to the basic structure...
To restrict or limit by force or authority.
A limitation or restriction that prevents free action.
To make narrower or tighter, or to be made tighter.
To build or form by assembling parts; to create or form an idea or theory.
The process of building something, especially structures like buildings or roads.
To seek advice or information from someone or something.
An expert who provides professional advice in a specific field.
To eat, drink, or use up a resource; to absorb completely.
A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
Perfect and skillful in every way; complete.
The action of using resources, especially food, drink, or energy; the amount consumed.
Communication or interaction between people; to get in touch with someone.
Capable of being spread from one person or organism to another, typically through physical contact o...
To hold or be able to hold something within; to include or comprise something.
An object that holds or can hold items, such as a box, bottle, or can.
To make something impure or unclean by adding harmful or unwanted substances.
The presence or introduction of a pollutant or harmful substance into a clean environment.
To think deeply or carefully about something, often over a period of time. Can also mean to consider...
Belonging to or occurring in the present; modern. Can also refer to something or someone from the sa...
A feeling of disdain or scorn for someone or something considered unworthy or despicable.
Worthy of scorn or disdain; despicable.
Showing contempt; openly disrespectful or scornful.
A person who is competing or qualified to compete in a race, contest, or struggle.
The subject matter or material within something, such as a book, speech, or website. Can also mean s...
Feeling satisfied and at peace with one's situation.
A point advanced or maintained in an argument. Can also refer to heated disagreement or competition.
A competition between individuals or teams to determine a winner. Can also mean to dispute or challe...
The circumstances or background that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and help to ...
Sharing a common border or touching; adjacent.
One of the large landmasses on Earth, such as Africa or Asia.
Relating to a continent, especially Europe excluding the British Isles.
A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
The act of continuing or the state of being continued.
The quality of being unbroken or consistent over time.
A continuous sequence or whole in which adjacent elements are not distinctly different.
The outline or shape of something, especially a landform or body part.
A legally binding agreement between two or more parties.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, or the process of becoming smaller.
A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor for a project.
To assert the opposite of a statement or to be in conflict with it.
A combination of statements or ideas that are opposed to one another.
Mutually opposed or inconsistent.
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning; opposed.
The state of being strikingly different from something else.
To give something, such as money, time, or effort, to help achieve a common goal.
To devise or plan something in a clever or sometimes artificial way.
Causing disagreement or heated discussion due to differing opinions.
A disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and involving opposing viewpoints.
The state of being easy to use or access; something that makes tasks easier.