PTE Word List for Academic and Practice

This PTE word list is for academic test takers. It does not include the most challenging PTE academic words, but you should be confident that you will pass the exam if you understand all of them. English isn’t the native language of most test-takers, so vocabulary building is complex. PTE academic words are tricky in reading tests.

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abundance

n. Syn. profusion; richness
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing

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airing

a.
exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast

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alleviate

v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

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anticipate

v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

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appendix

n. Syn. appendage; adjunct; concomitant
something appended or added

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bamboo

n.
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries

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berth

n.
space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

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burgeon

v. Syn. thrive; mushroom
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

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abrupt

	a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	astonish; affect with wonder
	one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments

adolescence

	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

alienate

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	dividing line; border; frontier

analogy

	opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

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	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately

antonym

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	word of opposite meaning; counter term
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover

appreciable

	pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
	considerable; perceptible
	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	astonish; affect with wonder

assorted

	liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	varied; miscellaneous

assurance

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

baffle

	drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
	edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	astonish; affect with wonder

PTE Word List for Academic - Spell

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v. Syn. collect
pile up; collect; mount up; increase

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v. Syn. alter; modify
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

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v. Syn. gather; accumulate
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

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a. Syn. substitute
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

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v. Syn. stun; astonish; shock
astonish; affect with wonder

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n. Syn. intelligence; talent
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding

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v.
replace or enhance human labor with machines

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n. Syn. yelp; howl
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

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v. Syn. contract; cohere; stick
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together

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a. Syn. cold; cheerless
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable