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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To believe or consider something; to calculate or estimate.
To get back or recover something lost; to make usable again, often land or materials.
The process of reclaiming something, especially restoring land or extracting resources.
The identification or acknowledgment of something or someone; appreciation of achievement.
To identify someone or something from past experience; to acknowledge officially.
To spring or flinch back in fear, disgust, or surprise; the backward movement of a gun when fired.
The act of remembering something or the thing remembered.
To suggest that someone do something or use something with approval.
A suggestion or endorsement of a person, course of action, or item.
Something given as payment or compensation for loss, effort, or injury.
To regain composure; to become calm again.
To restore friendly relations or make compatible two opposing things.
The process of restoring harmony or making two opposing facts or ideas consistent.
To build or assemble again, often after damage or analysis.
The act or process of rebuilding or reassembling something.
To tell or describe something in detail; also, a formal recounting of votes.
The ability to obtain assistance or make use of a resource when needed.
Activity done for enjoyment, relaxation, or leisure.
A counter-accusation made in response to a charge or blame.
To enlist someone into a service or organization; also, a person newly hired or enlisted.
A four-sided flat shape with four right angles and opposite sides equal and parallel.
Shaped like a rectangle; having four right angles with opposite sides equal and parallel.
To correct something that is wrong or unjust.
Lying down or reclining; leaning back and resting.
To happen again, often repeatedly.
Happening again periodically or repeatedly.
To process used materials so they can be reused, reducing waste.
To exchange something for something of value, or to make up for a fault or loss.
The act of redeeming or being saved from sin, error, or evil; the gaining of something positive afte...
To change the direction or purpose of something.
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something; often used for smells.
Deserving respect, often due to strength, wisdom, or formidable qualities.
Compensation or remedy for a wrong or grievance.
No longer needed or useful; duplicated or superfluous.
A tall, slender wetland plant with a hollow stem, often growing in marshes.
A ridge of rocks or coral beneath the surface of the sea, often hazardous to ships.
To feel dizzy or stagger, or to wind something around a cylinder.
To remove impurities or improve something by making small changes.
Elegant and cultured in appearance or manner; purified from impurities.
The act or process of improving something by making small changes; a subtle improvement.
The image seen in a mirror or shiny surface; serious thought or consideration.
A person who advocates or carries out reforms, especially in social or political systems.
The bending of light or sound waves as they pass between different mediums.
To stop oneself from doing something; a repeated line in a song or poem.
Having a pleasantly stimulating or invigorating effect; novel and welcome.
A drink or light snack; the action of making something fresh again.
A substance used to absorb and release heat in cooling systems.
To cool or preserve something at a low temperature, usually below room temperature.
The process of cooling or maintaining a low temperature to preserve food or other items.
An appliance used to store food at a cold temperature to keep it fresh.
To restore something, especially a building or piece of furniture, to a good condition or appearance...
To prove that a statement or theory is false through argument or evidence.
Without consideration of the circumstances; anyway or anyhow.
To redevelop, restore, or renew something; to grow back tissue or a part.
A government, especially an authoritarian one, or a system of rules and practices.
Excessive order or control, especially in behavior or organization.
To record officially, or a list of such records; also, a person's vocal range or manner of speaking.
To control or maintain the rate or speed of something to ensure proper, lawful, or uniform functioni...
A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority to control behavior or processes.
Having the power to regulate or control, often used in reference to agencies or rules.