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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


aspect   Speak
/'æspɛkt/ n. Syn. respect; facet
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
And I guess as his coming back, the education aspect is more on display than the others.
bias   Speak
/'baɪəs/ n. Syn. prejudice; preference
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
Now that I can daily watch their news reports on Star Choice, I can tell you that the bias is as deep there as anywhere.
brief   Speak
/bri:f/ a.
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
When my brief career as a pop star ended, I found I had done fairly well.
cite   Speak
/saɪt/ v. Syn. quote
quote; adduce as an instance
She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.
code   Speak
/koʊd/ n.
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
Do you know the postal code of this postal district?
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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legal
legislate
levy
liberal
likewise
link
locate
logic
maintain
major
manipulate
manual
margin
mature
maximise
mechanism
media
mediate
medium
mental
method
migrate
military
minimal
minimise
minimum
ministry
minor
mode
modify
monitor
motive
mutual
negate
network
neutral
nevertheless
nonetheless
norm
notion
notwithstanding
nuclear
objective
obtain
obvious
occupy
occur
odd
offset
ongoing
option
orient
outcome
output
overall
overlap
overseas
panel
paradigm
paragraph
parallel
parameter
participate
partner
passive
perceive
percent
period
persist
perspective
phase
phenomenon
philosophy
physical
plus
policy
portion
pose
positive
potential
practitioner
precede
precise
predict
predominant
preliminary
presume
previous
primary
prime
principal
principle
prior
priority
proceed
process
professional
prohibit
project
promote
proportion
prospect
protocol
psychology
publication
publish
purchase
pursue
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academy  Speak
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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achieve or accomplish; gain
acknowledge  Speak
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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approach; entry; entrance
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
adapt  Speak
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form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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include; consist of; be composed of
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
analogy  Speak
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
analyse  Speak
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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
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breakdown; failure
annual  Speak
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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even though; although; notwithstanding
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occurring or payable every year
approach  Speak
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access; method
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
assess  Speak
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reckon; make mathematical calculation
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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estimate value; judge worth of something
assure  Speak
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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solidify; guarantee; convince
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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
author  Speak
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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/ə'fɛkt/ v.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


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/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/ v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict


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/ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/ v. Syn. admire; value
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of


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/ə'proʊtʃ/ n. Syn. access; method
access; method


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/ə'saɪn/ v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly


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/ə'ʃʊə(r)/;/ə'ʃʊər/ v. Syn. solidify; guarantee; convince
solidify; guarantee; convince


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/ə'teɪn/ v. Syn. gain
achieve or accomplish; gain


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/bɪ'hɑrf/ n. Syn. represent
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone


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/'kætɪgərɪ/ n. Syn. group
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute


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/si:s/ v. Syn. stop; terminate
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue


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