PTE Word List for Academic and Practice

This PTE word list is for academic test takers. It does not include the most challenging PTE academic words, but you should be confident that you will pass the exam if you understand all of them. English isn’t the native language of most test-takers, so vocabulary building is complex. PTE academic words are tricky in reading tests.

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adapt

v. Syn. alter; modify
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

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ample

a. Syn. abundant
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

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anticipation

n. Syn. expectation
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence

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arch

n.
any part of a curved line

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brace

n.
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

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bulge

v.
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

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bundle

n. Syn. packet; parcel
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money

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burgeon

v. Syn. thrive; mushroom
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

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accessory

	make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

addict

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

adolescence

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

aerial

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

annuity

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
	refrain from buying or using
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

anthem

	opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

arbitrary

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

audible

	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	two-sided; mutual
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

backward

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

bamboo

	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	climb; mount

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a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

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v. Syn. applaud
applaud; announce with great approval

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v. Syn. estrange; transfer; separate
cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

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n. Syn. loyalty; fidelity
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

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v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

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v. Syn. absorb; distract; bewilder
occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive

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n.
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner

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v. Syn. spring
come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action

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v. Syn. excite; stimulate; awake
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

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n. Syn. hypothesis; supposition
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of