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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


append   Speak
/ə'pɛnd/ v. Syn. attach
attach; add as supplement or appendix
When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created an supplementary material.
assess   Speak
/ə'sɛs/ v. Syn. estimate; judge
estimate value; judge worth of something
They say that they lack both the money and the resources to deploy officials across the country to assess the safety of each and every ferry.
cite   Speak
/saɪt/ v. Syn. quote
quote; adduce as an instance
She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.
code   Speak
/koʊd/ n.
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
Do you know the postal code of this postal district?
colleague   Speak
/'kɒli:g/ n. Syn. associate
fellow worker; associate; co-worker
The abduction of the Italians, along with one Iraqi colleague, was claimed by several organizations.
conceive   Speak
/kən'si:v/ v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
I asked was it a mere nervous impression--a delusion? I could not conceive or believe: it was more like an inspiration.
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legal
legislate
levy
liberal
likewise
link
locate
logic
maintain
major
manipulate
manual
margin
mature
maximise
mechanism
media
mediate
medium
mental
method
migrate
military
minimal
minimise
minimum
ministry
minor
mode
modify
monitor
motive
mutual
negate
network
neutral
nevertheless
nonetheless
norm
notion
notwithstanding
nuclear
objective
obtain
obvious
occupy
occur
odd
offset
ongoing
option
orient
outcome
output
overall
overlap
overseas
panel
paradigm
paragraph
parallel
parameter
participate
partner
passive
perceive
percent
period
persist
perspective
phase
phenomenon
philosophy
physical
plus
policy
portion
pose
positive
potential
practitioner
precede
precise
predict
predominant
preliminary
presume
previous
primary
prime
principal
principle
prior
priority
proceed
process
professional
prohibit
project
promote
proportion
prospect
protocol
psychology
publication
publish
purchase
pursue
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abstract  Speak
Exercise
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
Exercise
achieve or accomplish; gain
Exercise
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Exercise
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
acknowledge  Speak
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
Exercise
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Exercise
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
affect  Speak
Exercise
replace or enhance human labor with machines
Exercise
access; method
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
aggregate  Speak
Exercise
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
achieve or accomplish; gain
Exercise
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
aid  Speak
Exercise
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
Exercise
access; method
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
ambiguous  Speak
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
solidify; guarantee; convince
analogy  Speak
Exercise
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
Exercise
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
Exercise
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
annual  Speak
Exercise
occurring or payable every year
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
Exercise
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
Exercise
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
anticipate  Speak
Exercise
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
breakdown; failure
Exercise
travel with; be associated with
appreciate  Speak
Exercise
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
Exercise
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
Exercise
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
Exercise
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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/ə'kju:mjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. collect
pile up; collect; mount up; increase


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/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/ v. Syn. recognize; admit
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks


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


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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'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. gather
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole


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/ə'teɪn/ v. Syn. gain
achieve or accomplish; gain


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/bʌlk/ n. Syn. majority; mass
majority; main part; volume; mass


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


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/'tʃæptə(r)/ n.
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society


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