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

accurate

/'ækjʊrət/ a. Syn. precise; correct
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
Very Interesting, can anyone tell me, how accurate is the English translation in the posted clip?

analyse

/'ænəlaɪz/ v.
resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
Don't spend all day calling agents about fees - pick three in your locality and analyse which is the best one.

analysis

/ə'næləsɪs/ n. Syn. study; investigation
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
You can read more about those studies here, and my analysis is here.

commodity

/kə'mɒdɪtɪ/ n. Syn. goods
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
While some world stock and commodity markets show signs of calming down, China is usually an exception.

compensate

/'kɒmpɛnseɪt/ v. Syn. make up; reimburse
make amends for; reimburse
He said improved trade would compensate for the jobs lost to competition from India's world beating out-sourcing and computer software industries.

component

/kəm'poʊnənt/ n. Syn. element; ingredient
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
I wish this component like all others of my stereo system is working at the same time.

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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

abstract

	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	express an opinion; remark

adapt

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	occurring or payable every year
	occur at the same time as; correspond

adequate

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	complete; consummate; make perfect

aggregate

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

annual

	assign; distribute according to plan
	access; method
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	occurring or payable every year

approach

	access; method
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	travel with; be associated with
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

assess

	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty

benefit

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

bond

	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

cite

	make amends for; reimburse
	suppose; presume; take on; bear
	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	quote; adduce as an instance

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/ə'kɒmədeɪt/ v. Syn. adapt; oblige
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

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/'ækjʊrət/ a. Syn. precise; correct
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

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/ə'kwaɪə(r)/ v. Syn. obtain; gain
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

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/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/ v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

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/ə'pɛnd/ v. Syn. attach
attach; add as supplement or appendix

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/ə'ʃʊə(r)/;/ə'ʃʊər/ v. Syn. solidify; guarantee; convince
solidify; guarantee; convince

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/'ɔ:təmeɪt/ v.
replace or enhance human labor with machines

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/'keɪpəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. competent
having the ability required for a specific task

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/'kɒli:g/ n. Syn. associate
fellow worker; associate; co-worker

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/kə'mɒdɪtɪ/ n. Syn. goods
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.