The are plenty of lists like the Dolch list of the most common words, though I can't say that I am much of a fan of teaching vocabulary through lists. A list treats words in isolation rather than in use and encourages memorization as the goal, which isn't very stimulating and does't mean that people can do anything with the words.
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