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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


advocate   Speak
/'ædvəkət/ v. Syn. urge; support
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
The some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house.
assign   Speak
/ə'saɪn/ v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
Never underrate the difficulties which your pupils will have to encounter, or try to persuade them that what you assign is easy.
bulk   Speak
/bʌlk/ n. Syn. majority; mass
majority; main part; volume; mass
Canada's largest bulk food retailer, it has more than 112 stores.
community   Speak
/kə'mju:nɪtɪ/ n. Syn. society; district
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
Where governments manage public life, human freedom in community is compromised.
complex   Speak
/'kɒmplɛks/ a. Syn. intricate; compound
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
Prescott's speech comes as ministers from around the world struggle to overcome complex arguments about how the Kyoto agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions should work.
comprehensive   Speak
/kɒmprɪ'hɛnsɪv/ a. Syn. thorough; inclusive
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
Mr. Skubel has since completed what he describes as a comprehensive two-week training program and is now setting up his franchise in his hometown.
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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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accompany  Speak
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
Exercise
travel with; be associated with
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achieve or accomplish; gain
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situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
accumulate  Speak
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approach; come near
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
advocate  Speak
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approach; come near
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
aggregate  Speak
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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assign; distribute according to plan
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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having the ability required for a specific task
annual  Speak
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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reckon; make mathematical calculation
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occurring or payable every year
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
apparent  Speak
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
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capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
approximate  Speak
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form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
Exercise
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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approach; come near
assess  Speak
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estimate value; judge worth of something
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complete; consummate; make perfect
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
Exercise
having the ability required for a specific task
assure  Speak
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situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
Exercise
solidify; guarantee; convince
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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
attitude  Speak
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posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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/ə'kædəmɪ/ n.
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists


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/ə'kʌmpənɪ/ v.
travel with; be associated with


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/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/ v. Syn. recognize; admit
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks


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


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/'ænəlaɪz/ v.
resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately


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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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/bɒnd/ n. Syn. link; tie; connection
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty


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/bri:f/ a.
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise


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


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