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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


abandon   Speak
/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
academy   Speak
/ə'kædəmɪ/ n.
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
The mission of our academy is actually to ensure the health and the well-being of all children.
anticipate   Speak
/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/ v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
appropriate   Speak
/ə'proʊprɪət/ v. Syn. acquire; allocate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
category   Speak
/'kætɪgərɪ/ n. Syn. group
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
Remember, all cars are priced, booked and controlled by car category, not by car maker or model.
chart   Speak
/tʃɑrt/ n. Syn. graph; diagram
graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
A fisherman's chart may be the crucial evidence which finally help to put to rest the mystery of what happened to Roald Amundsen.
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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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abstract  Speak
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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breakdown; failure
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
accumulate  Speak
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
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reckon; make mathematical calculation
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
accurate  Speak
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breakdown; failure
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
area  Speak
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
assemble  Speak
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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breakdown; failure
assign  Speak
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
automate  Speak
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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make amends for; reimburse
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reckon; make mathematical calculation
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
aware  Speak
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study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
behalf  Speak
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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majority; main part; volume; mass
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
bulk  Speak
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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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majority; main part; volume; mass
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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/'æbstrækt/ a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand


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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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/ə'fɛkt/ v.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


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/'ænjʊəl/ a.
occurring or payable every year


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/ə'pærənt/ a. Syn. visible
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye


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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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/ə'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. gather
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole


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


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/'ɔ:təmeɪt/ v.
replace or enhance human labor with machines


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/'bɛnɪfɪt/ n. Syn. welfare; gain
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain


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