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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 Academic Words List

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


abandon   Speak
/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
academy   Speak
/ə'kædəmɪ/ n.
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
The mission of our academy is actually to ensure the health and the well-being of all children.
authority   Speak
/ɔ:'θɒrɪtɪ/ n. Syn. jurisdiction; power
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
The laws will reinforce Australia's authority to turn boats away from Australia.
challenge   Speak
/'tʃælɪndʒ/ v.
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round.
cite   Speak
/saɪt/ v. Syn. quote
quote; adduce as an instance
She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.
communicate   Speak
/kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/ v. Syn. convey; inform; correspond
send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
Well, it came to me that the best way to communicate is to have direct, personal contact with people.
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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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accompany  Speak
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travel with; be associated with
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
acquire  Speak
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
aggregate  Speak
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
allocate  Speak
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group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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occur at the same time as; correspond
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assign; distribute according to plan
ambiguous  Speak
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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occur at the same time as; correspond
analogy  Speak
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fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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essential quality; reputation; honor
anticipate  Speak
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fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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occur at the same time as; correspond
author  Speak
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posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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occurring or payable every year
automate  Speak
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assign; distribute according to plan
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
available  Speak
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one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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travel with; be associated with
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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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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/əd'mɪnɪstreɪt/ v.
administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of


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/ə'fɛkt/ v.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


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/'ægrɪgət/ v. Syn. gather; accumulate
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to


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/'æləkeɪt/ v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan


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/ə'pærənt/ a. Syn. visible
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye


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/'ɑrbɪtrərɪ/;/'ɑrrbɪtrɛrɪ/ a. Syn. capricious; impulse
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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/ə'saɪn/ v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly


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/'ɔ:θə(r)/ n.
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer


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