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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aboriginal

a. Syn. primitive; native
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

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addict

v.
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

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adequate

a. Syn. sufficient; enough
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

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advocate

v. Syn. urge; support
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

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alloy

v. Syn. combine; mix
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

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articulate

a. Syn. effective; distinct
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

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brake

n.
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

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breach

n. Syn. violation; infringement
breaking of contract or duty

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achieve

	refrain from buying or using
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	make white or colorless; blanch
	considerable; perceptible

adjacent

	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	something appended or added

aerial

	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls

agreeable

	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

ancestor

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

appendix

	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	something appended or added

appreciable

	word of opposite meaning; counter term
	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	considerable; perceptible

aquarium

	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money

arise

	trade goods or services without the exchange of money
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	word of opposite meaning; counter term
	obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

automation

	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money

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v. Syn. monopolize; receive
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

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n.
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience

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n. Syn. admittance; entrance; access
act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter

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v. Syn. affirm
state without proof; assert to be true

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

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of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

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v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

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n.
any part of a curved line

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n.
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures

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n.
playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments