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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The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
The faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially through thought.
A person who uses their mind in a thoughtful or scholarly way; involving deep thinking or complex id...
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
Having or showing the ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge effectively.
Able to be understood; clear in meaning.
Extremely strong or sharp in nature or emotion.
To make or become stronger or more extreme.
Concentrated or carried out with great effort or in a short period of time.
A plan or aim to do something.
Done on purpose; with deliberate intent.
To communicate or respond to one another.
Reciprocal action or influence between two or more entities.
Involving two-way communication or engagement between participants or systems.
Mutually connected in a network or system.
Communication or direct involvement between people or groups; can also refer to sexual activity.
The mutual reliance between two or more groups or entities.
Describing entities that depend on each other for function or survival.
A feeling of curiosity or concern about something; also refers to financial gain from investments or...
To become involved in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action.
The act of interfering, especially by becoming unwarrantedly involved or causing disruption.
The time between two events; temporary or provisional in nature.
Located within or inside a part, space, or structure.
Fitted together tightly so that the parts cannot move independently.
Coming between two levels, stages, or conditions; not final or most basic.
Seeming to have no end; extremely long and tedious.
Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Existing or occurring within something; located on the inside.
Relating to relationships or communication between people.
To explain the meaning of something or understand it in a certain way.
The act of explaining or understanding the meaning of something.
To stop or hinder an ongoing process or to break into a conversation.
To cross or meet at a point; to have a common area or feature.
The point or place where two or more things cross or meet.
Occurring or situated between stars.
A space or period of time between two points, events, or objects.
To become involved in a situation to improve or alter it.
The act of becoming involved in a situation to modify it or prevent harm.
Close familiarity or a deep personal connection between people.
Having a close, familiar, or personal connection; also, to suggest indirectly.
To frighten or threaten someone to make them do something.
A state of being poisoned or impaired by alcohol or drugs; also, a heightened state of excitement or...
Difficult to control, manage, or cure; stubborn or obstinate.
Fearless and adventurous, especially in the face of danger.
The quality of being detailed, complex, or finely made.
Having many complex or detailed elements; elaborate.
In a complex or detailed manner.
To arouse curiosity or interest; also, to plot secretly.
Stirring curiosity or interest due to being unusual or mysterious.
Belonging naturally or essentially to a person or thing; inherent.
Inclined to examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
To enter without permission or cause disruption.
A person who enters a place without permission, often illegally.
The act of entering without permission or causing disruption.
The ability to understand or know something immediately without conscious reasoning.
To overwhelm with a large number of things arriving at once.
To enter forcefully to conquer or pillage; to intrude未经许可地进入.
Not valid; legally or logically unacceptable, or a person made weak by illness or disability.
Extremely useful; too valuable to be measured.
In every case; always, without exception.