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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acute

a. Syn. keen; sharp
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

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afflict

v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
cause pain, suffering or distress

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alter

v. Syn. modify; change; convert
modify; cause to change; make different; convert

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amaze

v. Syn. stun; astonish; shock
astonish; affect with wonder

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appendix

n. Syn. appendage; adjunct; concomitant
something appended or added

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berth

n.
space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

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bilingual

n.
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

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breach

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

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abolish

	of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	be full of; be plentiful
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

ancestor

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	upward slope or grade; movement upward
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding

anchor

	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	along or by the side; side by side with

annoy

	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

apparatus

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
	a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
	be full of; be plentiful

archaic

	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games

assumption

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of

authorize

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	approach; come near
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

avalanche

	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	great mass of falling snow and ice

ballot

	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election

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n. Syn. profusion; richness
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing

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

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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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a. Syn. substitute
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

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v. Syn. clap; acclaim
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

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a. Syn. appropriate; suitable
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

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n.
upward slope or grade; movement upward

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v. Syn. empower; sanction
empower; give permission for; sanction

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n.
great mass of falling snow and ice

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n. Syn. shaft; pivot
the center around which something rotates; pivot