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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


aid   Speak
/eɪd/ n.
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
The company has also asked for an additional 3.50 billion dollars in aid from the government.
assign   Speak
/ə'saɪn/ v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
Never underrate the difficulties which your pupils will have to encounter, or try to persuade them that what you assign is easy.
channel   Speak
/'tʃæn(ə)l/ n.
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
You should take her request through official channel, there is no private room for her issue.
circumstance   Speak
/'sɜrkəmstəns/ n. Syn. situation; condition
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces them to be together every day.
commodity   Speak
/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   Speak
/'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.
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concept
conclude
concurrent
conduct
confer
confine
confirm
conflict
conform
consent
consequent
considerable
consist
constant
constitute
constrain
construct
consult
consume
contact
contemporary
context
contract
contradict
contrary
contrast
contribute
controversy
convene
converse
convert
convince
cooperate
coordinate
core
corporate
correspond
couple
create
credit
criteria
crucial
culture
currency
cycle
data
debate
decade
decline
deduce
define
definite
demonstrate
denote
deny
depress
derive
design
despite
detect
deviate
device
devote
differentiate
dimension
diminish
discrete
discriminate
displace
display
dispose
distinct
distort
distribute
diverse
document
domain
domestic
dominate
draft
drama
duration
dynamic
economy
edit
element
eliminate
emerge
emphasis
empirical
enable
encounter
energy
enforce
enhance
enormous
ensure
entity
environment
equate
equip
equivalent
erode
establish
estate
estimate
ethic
ethnic
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accompany  Speak
Exercise
travel with; be associated with
Exercise
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
Exercise
pile up; collect; mount up; increase
Exercise
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
adjust  Speak
Exercise
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
Exercise
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
adapt; regulate
adult  Speak
Exercise
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
Exercise
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
Exercise
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Exercise
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
affect  Speak
Exercise
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
Exercise
adapt; regulate
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
aid  Speak
Exercise
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
Exercise
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
Exercise
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
appreciate  Speak
Exercise
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
Exercise
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
Exercise
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Exercise
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
area  Speak
Exercise
plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
Exercise
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Exercise
include; consist of; be composed of
Exercise
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
bias  Speak
Exercise
breakdown; failure
Exercise
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
bulk  Speak
Exercise
solidify; guarantee; convince
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
Exercise
majority; main part; volume; mass
Exercise
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
capable  Speak
Exercise
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Exercise
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
Exercise
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
Exercise
having the ability required for a specific task
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/ə'kju:mjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. collect
pile up; collect; mount up; increase


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


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/ɔ:l'tɜrnətɪv/ a.
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice


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/ə'proʊtʃ/ n. Syn. access; method
access; method


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/ə'sɛs/ v. Syn. estimate; judge
estimate value; judge worth of something


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/ə'veɪləb(ə)l/ a. Syn. free
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible


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/bɪ'hɑrf/ n. Syn. represent
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone


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/kə'pæsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. volume; ability; capability
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


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/'kætɪgərɪ/ n. Syn. group
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute


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