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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abstract

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

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antonym

n.
word of opposite meaning; counter term

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arch

n.
any part of a curved line

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ascertain

v. Syn. discover; insure
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

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assign

v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly

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authentic

a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

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barter

v. Syn. trade; exchange
trade goods or services without the exchange of money

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buffet

n.
table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

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acute

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	unusual; not typical; not normal

agitation

	replace or enhance human labor with machines
	something appended or added
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self

alleviate

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

allot

	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

ambiguity

	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

anchor

	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

appreciable

	considerable; perceptible
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	able to live both on land and in water
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

arbitrary

	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

backward

	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

batch

	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money

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v.
travel with; be associated with

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v. Syn. obtain; gain
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

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n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

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v. Syn. intensify; increase
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

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n.
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

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a. Syn. watery
consisting of, relating to, or being in water

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

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n.
public records; place where public records are kept

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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. fasten; annex
fasten; annex; be in contact with