3,000 Core Vocabulary Words
Our editors have identified 3,000 English words that are most important to know. Study this list to improve your vocabulary.
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- 100 Essential Words for the TOEFL: 100 must-have words to study for the TOEFL test
- Sports: Words for popular American sports
- Air Travel: Useful words for traveling on airplanes and through airports
- The Environment: Vocabulary related to environmental science and climate change
- Family members: Relatives and other important people
- Jobs/Professions: Types of jobs and careers
- Legal English: Vocabulary for court trials and other legal proceedings
- Words for emotions: Different feelings that people have
- Parts of the Body : External parts of the human body
- Noncount nouns: Nouns that cannot be counted or be plural
- Time adverbs: Words that tell when and how often
- Health: Words for common medical problems
- Personality types: Adjectives that describe behavior and personality
- Periods of time: Long and short amounts of time
- Employment: Words for work in a company
- Academic writing: About the structure and content of academic writing
- College and university life: Vocabulary for college and university students
- Economics: Concepts in economics
- Weather: Terms that describe weather conditions
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