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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Sharp, clear, and direct; intellectually precise.
A tendency or preference toward something; a physical slope or slant.
Having a tendency or preference to do something; sloping.
Including or covering everything or everyone; comprehensive.
With one's identity concealed; in disguise or anonymity.
Incapable of existing or working together in harmony due to fundamental differences.
Impossible to understand; beyond comprehension.
Impossible to imagine or believe.
Not leading to a definite conclusion or result; indecisive.
A lack of harmony or consistency between parts or elements; something that is out of place.
Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
Impossible to dispute or disprove; certain and unquestionable.
Causing difficulty or annoyance; not suitable or timely.
To include or combine something as part of a whole.
The act or process of legally forming a corporate entity or including something within a larger whol...
Impossible to believe; also, used informally to mean amazing or extraordinary.
The state or quality of being unwilling to believe something; skepticism.
Unwilling or unable to believe something; showing doubt.
An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
To make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
Currently holding office or having a specified role; also, a duty or responsibility.
To become subject to or bring upon oneself as a result of one's actions.
Persisting tirelessly; showing relentless energy or determination.
Not clearly defined, infinite, or without fixed limits.
For an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
To set or begin a line of text or print further from the margin than the rest.
Having lines or edges set back from the margin or surface; marked with a notch or groove.
A legal contract binding a person to serve another for a specified period, especially in historical ...
Not influenced or controlled by others; self-reliant.
Too intense or extreme to be expressed in words.
To point out, signal, or suggest something.
Serving as a sign or suggestion of something.
To formally accuse someone of a serious crime based on evidence.
Lack of interest, concern, or emotional involvement.
Having no particular interest or sympathy; neutral or apathetic.
Originating naturally in a particular place; native.
Poor or destitute; lacking sufficient resources to live.
Difficulty in digesting food, often causing discomfort in the stomach.
Feeling or showing anger about something perceived as unfair or unjust.
Done without careful selection or distinction; random.
In a way that lacks distinction or selective judgment.
The absence of careful judgment or distinction; lack of selectivity.
Absolutely necessary; essential.
The belief in the importance of the individual and their rights, freedoms, and independence.
Avoiding activity or exertion; lazy.
Impossible to defeat or discourage; very determined.
To succeed in causing something to happen or in persuading someone to do something.
Capable of being induced or activated under certain conditions.
Relating to industries, manufacturing, or large-scale production.
The process by which a society or country transforms from a primarily agricultural to a manufacturin...
Having undergone industrialization; characterized by advanced manufacturing and technology.
Diligent and hard-working.
Not able to change or adapt easily; in economics, refers to demand or supply that doesn't change muc...
Not qualified or allowed to participate in something.
Lacking skill or ability; clumsy.
Lacking the ability or strength to move or act; chemically inactive.
Certain to happen; unavoidable.
In a way that is certain to happen; unavoidably.
Cannot be used up or emptied; seemingly endless.
Impossible to stop or prevent.