IELTS Vocabulary: 500 AWL and Practice

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500 IELTS Vocabulary

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 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

accommodate

/ə'kɒmədeɪt/ v. Syn. adapt; oblige
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist.

administrate

/əd'mɪnɪstreɪt/ v.
administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
Remember that Democrats want to increase spending and create more laws which in turn create more government to administrate and enforce.

aid

/eɪd/ n.
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
The company has also asked for an additional 3.50 billion dollars in aid from the government.

assure

/ə'ʃʊə(r)/;/ə'ʃʊər/ v. Syn. solidify; guarantee; convince
solidify; guarantee; convince
I know it, and I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.

commence

/kə'mɛns/ v. Syn. originate; start; begin
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
Mrs. Fairfax swallowed her breakfast and hastened away to commence operations.

complement

/'kɒmpləmənt/ v. Syn. complete; consummate
complete; consummate; make perfect
The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.

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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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Word Meaning Matching - Test how many words you know

accompany

	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	approach; come near
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	travel with; be associated with

accurate

	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue

allocate

	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	assign; distribute according to plan
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

annual

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	occurring or payable every year
	approach; entry; entrance
	represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone

appropriate

	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	reckon; make mathematical calculation

approximate

	approach; come near
	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone

brief

	assign; distribute according to plan
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

cease

	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
	approach; entry; entrance
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

civil

	one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

coherent

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	include; consist of; be composed of
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

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/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

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

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

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

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/'æləkeɪt/ v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan

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

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

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/ə'trɪbju:t/ n. Syn. trait
essential quality; reputation; honor

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/ə'wɛə(r)/ a.
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

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