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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Widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
To speak or act in a way that evades the truth or is intentionally ambiguous.
An animal hunted or caught for food; also, to victimize or exploit someone.
Relating to the earliest stages of development; basic or fundamental.
Of chief importance; first in order, time, or development.
A member of the mammalian order that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs.
Of the best quality or most important; first in order or value.
Belonging to an early stage of development; simple, basic, or undeveloped.
Existing from the beginning of time; fundamental or essential.
Coming before in time or order.
Something given special importance or considered more urgent than others.
In its original condition; unspoiled, clean, or pure.
A special right, advantage, or immunity granted to a particular person or group.
A period of supervision for a person convicted of a crime, instead of imprisonment.
A thorough investigation or a physical device used to explore or examine.
An established way of doing something, especially in medicine or law.
To move forward or continue with a course of action.
An action or event, especially in a legal or official context.
The money obtained from a sale or event.
A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end. It can also refer to a natural pheno...
To announce something publicly or officially, often with great formality or emphasis.
A tendency or inclination to behave in a particular way, especially a negative one.
To delay or postpone tasks needlessly, often resulting in inefficiency or stress.
To obtain something, especially with care or effort.
To poke or jab gently, often to prompt action; also used figuratively to urge someone to do somethin...
Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wasteful. Also refers to someone who returns afte...
Remarkably large in scale, degree, or ability; impressive.
A person, especially a young one, who is exceptionally talented or intelligent in a particular field...
To make or manufacture something, or to bring forth as a result. It can also mean to present or disp...
Irreverent toward sacred things; disrespectful of religion. Also refers to vulgar or offensive langu...
A paid occupation, especially one that requires specialized training or education.
A person engaged in a specified activity as their main paid occupation rather than as a hobby. Also ...
The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize a profession or a professional, such as competence...
A high degree of competence or skill in a particular area.
Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
A brief summary of a person's life, achievements, or characteristics. Also refers to the level of pu...
Very great or intense; showing deep insight or understanding.
To a very great degree; deeply.
Existing or given in large quantities; abundant.
An abundance or large quantity of something.
The likely course or outcome of a disease or situation; forecast.
Forward movement toward a destination or goal; improvement.
A sequence or series of developments or advancements.
Advancing steadily; favoring or implementing social reform or innovation.
To formally forbid or prevent something by rule or law.
High enough to prevent purchase or use; discouragingly expensive or difficult.
To such an extent that it prevents or discourages action, often due to cost.
A planned undertaking with specific goals and a timeline; to estimate or forecast.
Sticking out from a surface; extending outward.
An estimate or forecast of a future situation; an extension or image thrown forward.
A person who operates a film projector, especially in a movie theater.
A device that projects an image or video onto a screen, often used in presentations or movie theater...
To increase rapidly in number; to spread quickly.
The rapid increase or spread of something, especially in an uncontrolled way.
Producing a large amount of work, output, or offspring.
To extend the duration of something, often unnecessarily or uncomfortably.
The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.
Important, famous, or easily noticeable.
Having casual sexual relations with multiple partners; also used to describe something lacking selec...
Showing signs of future success or potential.