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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


adequate   Speak
/'ædɪkwət/ a. Syn. sufficient; enough
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation and was unable to match Australia's skill.
alter   Speak
/'ɔ:ltə(r)/ v. Syn. modify; change; convert
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
In public neither Mr. Blair's visit nor the regional summit in Nepal has done anything to alter India's position on dialogue with Pakistan.
analogy   Speak
/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.
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.
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.
comprise   Speak
/kəm'praɪz/ v. Syn. include
include; consist of; be composed of
If the District of Columbia were to be granted statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-one states, not just fifty.
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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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access  Speak
Exercise
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
Exercise
adapt; regulate
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approach; entry; entrance
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situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
affect  Speak
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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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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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
analogy  Speak
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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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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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aspect  Speak
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fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
attain  Speak
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achieve or accomplish; gain
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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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attach; add as supplement or appendix
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achieve or accomplish; gain
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appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
authority  Speak
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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achieve or accomplish; gain
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
automate  Speak
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group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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approach; entry; entrance
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
bond  Speak
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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achieve or accomplish; gain
bulk  Speak
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majority; main part; volume; mass
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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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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/ə'dʒeɪsənt/ a. Syn. adjoining; neighboring
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near


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/ə'dʒʌst/ v. Syn. adapt; regulate
adapt; regulate


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/əd'mɪnɪstreɪt/ v.
administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of


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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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/eɪd/ n.
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant


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/ə'proʊprɪət/ v. Syn. acquire; allocate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


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/ə'sɪst/ v. Syn. help
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate


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/'ætɪtju:d/;/'ætɪtud/ n.
posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue


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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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