TOEFL Vocabulary & Academic English
The academic layer on top of this site's general vocabulary system — no duplicates: the general system teaches everyday words, phrasal verbs and idioms; THIS layer teaches the 120 academic words and expressions that carry TOEFL reading, listening, speaking and writing. Every word comes with the full apparatus and feeds the spaced-review system.
SystemSpaced Review
Flashcards for the whole bank on a Leitner schedule — your daily queue, stored in your browser.
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LessonWord Families
Learn one word, own four: the analyze family and the family method.
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LessonAcademic English
Register, hedging, nominalization and signposting — the stance layer.
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General SystemEveryday Vocabulary
The site's general vocabulary system (everyday words, confusing pairs, phrasal verbs) — a different layer, zero overlap.
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Word SetAcademic Verbs
Five high-frequency academic verbs for describing research, data and arguments in every TOEFL section. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetAcademic Nouns
Five core academic nouns for talking about proof, methods, causes and ideas in essays and lectures. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetAcademic Adjectives
Five essential academic adjectives for judging importance, scope and detail in texts and talks. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetAcademic Adverbs
Five academic adverbs for describing amounts, results and the order of events with precision. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetCause & Effect
The core expressions for stating what causes what — the backbone of academic explanations in all four TOEFL sections. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetComparison & Similarity
Words and connectors for comparing ideas, data and arguments — essential for discussion writing and integrated tasks. 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetContrast & Opposition
Contrast 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetArgumentation
Argumentation 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetResearch
Research 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetEvidence & Proof
Evidence 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetChange
Change 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTrends & Quantity
Trends 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Processes
Processes 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Science
Science 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Society
Society 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Education
Education 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Economics
Economics 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTOEFL Vocabulary: Environment
Environment 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetHistory
History 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetPsychology
Psychology 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetTechnology
Technology 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetArts
Arts 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetBiology
Biology 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
Open Word SetGeography
Geography 5 words · full apparatus · 10-question quiz.
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ReadingVocabulary for Reading
These are the words the passages and Complete the Words items are built from.
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ListeningVocabulary for Listening
The lecture sets use this academic core — meet the words before the audio hides them.
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SpeakingVocabulary for Speaking
Precise words are the visible upgrade in interview answers.
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WritingVocabulary for Writing
Collocations and hedging are the band-5 signature in emails and discussions.
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