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3,000 Core Vocabulary Words
Our editors have identified 3,000 English words that are most important for Learners to know. Study this list to improve your vocabulary.
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[NEW!] Sports vocabulary
: Words for popular American sports
[NEW!] 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 your 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
: Describing the weather
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to spend more money than usual on something for yourself
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