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🌐 Ultimate English Vocabulary Vault

960+ Curated Lexicons • Standard IPA Phonetics • Authoritative Definitions • Seamless Anki / Quizlet / Excel Integration

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🚀 An all-in-one, structured, open-source English vocabulary repository for language learners worldwide. From foundational K-12 to Doctoral research, and from IELTS/TOEFL to software engineering, everything is ready out of the box.


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A modern digital vocabulary infrastructure designed for global English learners. Presented here in a 10-slide high-impact Risograph Print & DIY Indie Poster aesthetic deck (click any slide to view high-resolution vector SVG directly), with full 📥 Native Editable PPTX Deck Download Available.

01 Cover · English Vocabulary Vault 02 The Dilemma & Mission 03 Core Metrics Poster
01 Cover · English Vocabulary Vault 02 Dilemma & Mission · Digital Infra 03 Core Metrics · 960+ Books Matrix
04 Vocabulary Growth Tree 05 IELTS & TOEFL Focus 06 New Concept Suite
04 Vocabulary Growth Tree · 5 Stages 05 IELTS & TOEFL Academic Focus 06 New Concept Suite & Master Notes
07 Developer English Special 08 Software Import Guides 09 Roadmap & Global Community
07 Developer English · Geek Special 08 Software Import · Spaced Repetition 09 Roadmap & Global Collaboration
10 Closing Poster · One Word at a Time 11 Editable PPTX Download 12 Star on GitHub
10 Closing Poster · One Word at a Time 11 Editable PPTX · Direct Download 12 Star on GitHub · Community Driven

📑 Table of Contents


📖 Vision & Overview

When preparing for major language proficiency examinations or daily vocabulary acquisition, finding well-formatted, complete, and typo-free word lists is often surprisingly difficult. Many resources online suffer from corrupted encodings, missing phonetics, fragmented files, or inconsistent column layouts.

English Vocabulary Vault is an open-source initiative designed to provide a unified, clean, and comprehensive collection of English vocabulary datasets:

  • Massive Scope: Over 960+ distinct vocabulary books covering K-12 schooling, college exams (CET-4/6, TEM-4/8), postgraduate & PhD entrances, overseas examinations (IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, SAT), and specialized industry English.
  • High Quality: Standardized in .xlsx and .txt formats with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and comprehensive contextual definitions.
  • Ready for Anki & Flashcards: Engineered for instant zero-hassle import into spaced repetition software (Anki, Quizlet, RemNote, Eudic).

🌟 Key Highlights & Advantages

Dimension Description
📦 Vast Coverage Over 960+ books and hundreds of thousands of word tokens categorized in one central repository.
🗂️ Structured Taxonomy Hierarchically partitioned by educational stage, exam type, and domain for effortless navigation.
✨ Standard IPA Phonetics Strictly formatted using standard International Phonetic Alphabet characters to prevent garbled text.
🔄 Alphabetical & Random Orders Major exam lists are supplied in both alphabetical and randomized (乱序) orders to bypass positional recall bias.
📑 Comprehensive Lecture Notes Beyond pure word lists, the New Concept English module contains 108 in-depth lecture notes (Docx/PDF).
🆓 100% Free & Open Source Completely free for students, teachers, and developers around the globe under Creative Commons license.

🎯 Learning Pathways

flowchart TD
    K12["🎒 K-12 Foundational Stage"] -->|Curriculum & Exams| A1["Primary/High School Sync (328 Books)<br/>Entrance Exams (56 Books)"]
    College["🎓 Higher Education Stage"] -->|General & Major English| A2["College English (69 Books)<br/>CET 4/6 (76 Books) / TEM 4/8 (29 Books)"]
    Postgrad["📚 Postgraduate & Academic"] -->|Deep Academic English| A3["Postgraduate Kaoyan (190 Books)<br/>Doctoral PhD Lists (6 Books)"]
    Abroad["✈️ Overseas & Study Abroad"] -->|Global Benchmarks| A4["IELTS Academic (28 Books) / TOEFL (21 Books)<br/>GRE / GMAT / SAT (93 Books)"]
    Pro["💼 Professional & Technical"] -->|Applied Industry Domains| A5["Business English BEC (4 Books)<br/>IT & Software Engineering (18 Books)<br/>New Concept English 1-4 (16 Books)"]
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📂 Full Library Taxonomy (960+ Books)

Click on any directory link below to browse and download vocabulary sets directly:

# Directory & Category Book Count Description & Scope
01 1.全国各大教材版本中小学同步 328 Books Synchronized primary, middle, and high school textbooks (PEP, FLTRP, BNUP, Oxford, etc.)
02 2.中考 9 Books High school entrance exam (Zhongkao) syllabus, core collocations, and pocket flashcards
03 2.高考 47 Books National College Entrance Exam (Gaokao) 3500 words, high-frequency sprint sets, and randomized lists
04 3.大学英语 69 Books Comprehensive College English, New Horizon, Intensive College Reading Series
05 3.四级 30 Books College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) frequency lists, syllabus flashcards, and pocket reviews
06 3.专四 15 Books Test for English Majors Band 4 (TEM-4) syllabus, contextual memory, and literature vocabulary
07 4.六级 46 Books College English Test Band 6 (CET-6) advanced lexicon, sprint lists, and categorized flashcards
08 4.专八 14 Books Test for English Majors Band 8 (TEM-8) advanced literary and syntactic vocabulary
09 5.考研 190 Books 🔥 Postgraduate Master's Entrance Exam core, Red Book, frequency tiers, and past exam testbanks
10 6.研究生 9 Books Graduate English, public master's English, and advanced academic communicative reading
11 6.考博 6 Books Doctoral Candidate (PhD) 10,000 vocabulary handbooks and weekly schedules
12 7.雅思 28 Books 🏆 IELTS categorized topic lexicon, Wang Lu 807 series (L/S/R/W), Cambridge 4-17 real test vocabulary
13 7.托福 21 Books 🏆 TOEFL iBT topic categorization, 21-Day Breakthrough, randomized memory sets
14 8.商务英语 4 Books Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Preliminary, Vantage, and Higher
15 8.国际英语 12 Books Cambridge Interchange (Intro-Level 3), Longman Side by Side (Books 1-4)
16 8.新世纪英专 12 Books Integrated Courses for English Majors (Books 1-8 and supplements)
17 8.新概念英语 16 Books + Notes New Concept English Books 1-4 & Junior editions, plus 108 Master Lecture Notes (Docx/PDF)
18 9.扇贝英语(IT) 18 Books 💻 Computer Science English, Python/Java developer vocabulary, and NAWL academic lists
19 9.其他(更多) 93 Books SAT, GRE Red Book, GMAT, Latin & Greek roots and affixes, and advanced journalistic vocabulary

🏆 Featured Subject Focus

🎓 IELTS Prep Suite (28 Books)

Tailored for IELTS candidates targeting Band 7.0+ across Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing:

Category Resource Title Key Strength
📘 Topic Classification IELTS词汇词以类记.xlsx Grouped by environmental, educational, technological, and cultural themes
📙 807 Core Corpus 王陆807雅思词汇听力/口语/阅读/写作.xlsx The gold standard for listening dictation and spelling accuracy
📗 Past Real Tests 雅思真词汇(第3-6版).xlsx Derived directly from Cambridge IELTS 4–17 official test banks
⚡ Rapid Sprint 7天搞定雅思高频核心词.xlsx High-frequency essentials for the final 1–2 weeks before test day
graph LR
    Step1["Foundation<br/>(IELTS 3800 Core)"] --> Step2["Dictation Speed<br/>(Wang Lu 807 Corpus)"]
    Step2 --> Step3["Topic Immersion<br/>(Thematic Lexicon)"]
    Step3 --> Step4["Past Paper Mastery<br/>(Cambridge 4-17 Real Words)"]
    Step4 --> Target(["🎯 Band 7.5+ Achieved"])
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✈️ TOEFL iBT Focus (21 Books)

Designed for the interdisciplinary academic scenarios in TOEFL reading and listening:

  • TOEFL词汇词以类记.xlsx: Cross-disciplinary vocabulary spanning astronomy, geology, biology, anthropology, and fine arts.
  • 托福核心词汇21天突破.xlsx: 21-day structured breakthrough plan for high-frequency academic verbs and descriptors.
  • 托福词汇乱序版.xlsx: Randomized sorting to eliminate positional mnemonic dependency.

📘 New Concept English (Books 1-4 + 108 Master Lecture Notes)

Detailed lesson breakdown and syllabus guide: 8.新概念英语/README.md

This repository hosts an exhaustive digital companion for New Concept English:

  1. Vocabulary Sheets (.xlsx):
    • Classic Series: Books 1 to 4 with IPA phonetics and clear definitions.
    • Junior Edition: Starter A/B to 5A/5B (12 full decks).
  2. Master In-depth Lecture Notes (.docx & .pdf):
    • Book 3 (Developing Skills): Lessons 01–60 complete detailed notes, including a combined 47.4 MB PDF compilation.
    • Book 4 (Fluency in English): Lessons 01–48 complete analytical guides on British prose style, syntactic structures, and rhetoric.

💻 IT, Computer Science & Developer English

Curated specifically for software engineers, CS majors, and tech professionals working in international environments:

  • 计算机专业英语词汇.xls: Operating systems, computer networks, algorithms, and distributed system terminology.
  • Python词汇(基础版).xls & JAVA程序员英语通关单词.xls: Programming language keywords, syntax conventions, and common API terms.
  • 雅思NAWL学术词汇.txt: The New Academic Word List (NAWL) for reading and authoring technical whitepapers and research publications.

🛠️ Tool Integration & Import Guides

All files use standard .xlsx or .txt encoding, making them universally compatible across flashcard platforms.

📱 Importing into Anki (Spaced Repetition)

  1. Open any .xlsx file in Excel or LibreOffice, click File -> Save As, and choose CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) with UTF-8 encoding.
  2. Open desktop Anki, click File -> Import.
  3. Select your exported .csv file. In the configuration window:
    • Card Type: Choose Basic or your customized flashcard template.
    • Field Mapping:
      • Column 1 -> Front (English word)
      • Column 2 -> Phonetic (IPA transcription)
      • Column 3 -> Back (Meaning / Definition)
  4. Click Import. Anki will automatically apply SuperMemo/SM-2 spaced repetition intervals!

📝 Importing into Quizlet

  1. Log in to Quizlet and click Create -> Study Set.
  2. Click Import from Word, Excel, Google Docs, etc..
  3. Copy two columns from the Excel file (e.g. Word and Definition) using Ctrl+C.
  4. Paste into the Quizlet import textarea. Select "Tab" between term and definition, and "New line" between cards.
  5. Click Import to start practice games, tests, and mobile flashcards.

📖 Importing into Mobile Dictionary Apps (Eudic / Youdao)

  • Eudic (欧路词典): Go to Vocabulary Book -> Manage -> Import Words, and select the .xlsx file directly.
  • Youdao / Shanbay: Export the word column to a single .txt file (one word per line) and import via the desktop client to sync seamlessly across mobile devices.

📋 Data Schema & Standardization

To maintain consistency and reliable programmatic parsing across hundreds of decks, files adhere to the following schema:

Column Name (CN) Field Name (EN) Data Type Description & Example
单词 Word String Base form of the English term/collocation (e.g., resilience)
音标 Phonetic String Standard International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with slashes (e.g., /rɪˈzɪliəns/)
释义 Definition String Part of speech followed by precise definition (e.g., n. 恢复力;弹力;适应力)
例句 (Optional) Sentence String Authentic usage context or past exam reference sentence

🗺️ Project Roadmap

  • Complete comprehensive audit and structured indexing of 960+ vocabulary datasets
  • Deeply integrate New Concept English Books 1-4 with 108 Master Lecture Notes (Docx/PDF)
  • Implement enterprise-grade multilingual README documentation (EN / ZH / JA / ES)
  • Automated Deck Builder: Release an open-source Python script to compile .xlsx files into .apkg files automatically
  • Quality Assurance: Community and AI-assisted proofreading for legacy phonetic symbols and rare archaic definitions
  • Cambridge IELTS 18 & 19 Update: Extract and curate the latest Cambridge test vocabulary
  • Web-based Lexicon Search: Deploy a zero-dependency, lightning-fast GitHub Pages search tool

🤝 Contributing & Community Guidelines

Contributions from language learners, educators, and developers worldwide are warmly welcome! Whether fixing a typo, adding missing phonetics, or contributing a new dataset:

  1. Fork this repository to your own GitHub account.
  2. Create a branch for your update: git checkout -b feat/add-cambridge-19
  3. Commit your changes following conventional commits: git commit -m "docs: fix phonetic transcription in CET-4 abandon"
  4. Push and Open a Pull Request. We review and merge community PRs regularly!
  5. Have ideas or found bugs? Open a GitHub Issue.

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📄 License & Legal Disclaimer

⚠️ Disclaimer

  1. All vocabulary datasets and lecture notes in this repository are aggregated from publicly available learning materials on the internet and community submissions. They are provided solely for non-commercial personal study, academic research, and self-improvement.
  2. Trademarks, exam syllabus copyrights, and book copyrights belong to their respective authors, publishers, or testing bodies.
  3. Redistribution for commercial profit is strictly prohibited. If any copyright holder believes their rights are infringed, please open an Issue with proof of ownership, and we will promptly review and remove the material in accordance with relevant laws.

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