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IELTS Vocabulary: 500 AWL

The 500 IELTS vocabulary is so-called AWL (Academic Word List), which was rooted from a popular webpage of HONG KONG Univ. We re-organized it with new definitions and examples. As we know, students should learn at least 5000 IELTS vocabulary before taking academic test. These 500 words cannot replace hardworking of 5000 or more IELTS vocabulary, but is the first step to open the door of building vocabulary efficiently.

Firstly, it is a high frequent word list in IELTS test papers.Two types of students may be interested in the vocabulary.The first is to just start to build vocabulary.They want to get the big picture of IELTS academic vocabulary quickly.The second is in a very narrow time frame to prepare their tests, this list contains the most common words and is a proven short-cut to pass IELTS test.

English is foreign language for most of IELTS test takers.Leverage mother language's knowledge to learn new English words is a normal way for them. This IELTS vocabulary encloses definitions of 20 languages that cover most population of the world. It's a big save for ESL (English as Second Language) students.

In addition to original Chinese explanation of HONG KONG Univ, more local language explanations are appended to help ESL test takers.Open the register form page; you will see there are 20 languages available. Select your mother language; then, IELTS vocabulary will show explanations with English and your mother language together.

Each word in this IELTS academic vocabulary is demonstrated with example sentence, which plays a key part to understand and use new word in right way. Memorize words alone are usually boring, and even if you get them you won’t be very confident to use them.However, if connect a word with an example sentence, the situation will be changed, these words and sentences will enhance your both reading and writing skill.

At last, please notice this AWL is from Hong Kong. It means these words are targeted to IELTS academic test and are for students who live in English speaking areas.Lots of fundamental words are filtered because they are assumed to be known in daily activities.So this IELTS vocabulary may not be an ideal choice for test takers who are in non-English countries.

This IELTS vocabulary is too short to hunt top score. Obviously, high level students need a more powerful vocabulary to work. IELTS Academic Words List, the largest IELTS vocabulary in the website, reflects the essential vocabulary level of IELTS academic test. It's a good option for serious test takers.

IELTS Academic Words List

IELTS vocabulary is the foundation to pass the test. Before your starting, you should clean all questions, such as how many words to learn, how long to spend, and by what way or tool to study. If you cannot set your goal or doubt your plan, google and research some online resources may help you out, e.g.:

IELTS Official Website
English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University


acknowledge   Speak
/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/ v. Syn. recognize; admit
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them to the songs my brothers play.
adult   Speak
/'ædʌlt/ n.
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
Not clear from the video if the adult is a man or woman, but he or she is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child.
allocate   Speak
/'æləkeɪt/ v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan
Even though the Red Cross did allocate a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.
assemble   Speak
/ə'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. gather
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
Washington announced its decision to dissolve the core group of nations, the US, India, Japan and Australia, it would assemble to deliver aid.
chapter   Speak
/'tʃæptə(r)/ n.
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
A new chapter in a novel is something like a new scene in a play.
comment   Speak
/'kɒmɛnt/ v. Syn. remark; judgment
express an opinion; remark
She refused to comment about David Beckham's eye injury.
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evident
evolve
exceed
exclude
exhibit
expand
expert
explicit
exploit
export
expose
external
extract
facilitate
factor
feature
federal
fee
file
final
finance
finite
flexible
fluctuate
focus
format
formula
forthcoming
foundation
framework
function
fund
fundamental
furthermore
gender
generate
generation
globe
goal
grade
grant
guarantee
guideline
hence
hierarchy
highlight
hypothesis
identical
identify
ideology
ignorant
illustrate
image
immigrate
impact
implement
implicate
implicit
imply
impose
incentive
incidence
incline
income
incorporate
index
indicate
individual
induce
inevitable
infer
infrastructure
inherent
inhibit
initial
initiate
injure
innovate
insert
insight
inspect
instance
institute
instruct
integral
integrate
integrity
intelligence
intense
interact
intermediate
internal
interpret
interpretation
interval
intervene
intrinsic
invest
investigate
invoke
involve
isolate
issue
item
journal
justify
label
labour
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accommodate  Speak
Exercise
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
Exercise
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
Exercise
send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
Exercise
majority; main part; volume; mass
accompany  Speak
Exercise
make amends for; reimburse
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
Exercise
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
Exercise
travel with; be associated with
accumulate  Speak
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
Exercise
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
Exercise
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
Exercise
pile up; collect; mount up; increase
accurate  Speak
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solidify; guarantee; convince
Exercise
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
adequate  Speak
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
Exercise
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
alternative  Speak
Exercise
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
Exercise
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
Exercise
make amends for; reimburse
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
amend  Speak
Exercise
majority; main part; volume; mass
Exercise
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
analyse  Speak
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
Exercise
resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
anticipate  Speak
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
Exercise
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Exercise
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
Exercise
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
appropriate  Speak
Exercise
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
Exercise
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
Exercise
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
Exercise
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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/'ækjʊrət/ a. Syn. precise; correct
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision


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/'ædɪkwət/ a. Syn. sufficient; enough
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose


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/'ædvəkət/ v. Syn. urge; support
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something


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/'ɔ:ltə(r)/ v. Syn. modify; change; convert
modify; cause to change; make different; convert


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/ə'mɛnd/ v. Syn. correct; improve
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors


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/ə'næləsɪs/ n. Syn. study; investigation
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts


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/'ɑrbɪtrərɪ/;/'ɑrrbɪtrɛrɪ/ a. Syn. capricious; impulse
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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/'æspɛkt/ n. Syn. respect; facet
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind


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/ə'sju:m/;/ə'su:m/ v. Syn. suppose; presume
suppose; presume; take on; bear


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/kə'pæsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. volume; ability; capability
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


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