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

abstract:

/'æbstrækt/ a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

access:

/'æksɛs/ n. Syn. approach
approach; entry; entrance
It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need access to his oil.

accompany:

/ə'kʌmpənɪ/ v.
travel with; be associated with
But the night being wet and inclement, Mr. Rochester did not accompany them.

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?

acknowledge:

/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/ v. Syn. recognize; admit
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them to the songs my brothers play.

adapt:

/ə'dæpt/ v. Syn. alter; modify
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
One way to adapt is to become smaller, generation by generation.

Vocabulary List - View all words by list

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Words of List 4 (Part of words, select list to view all.):

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

primary

prime

principal

principle

prior

priority

proceed

process

professional

prohibit

project

promote

proportion

prospect

protocol

psychology

publication

publish

purchase

pursue

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Word Meaning Matching - Test how many words you know

accompany

	travel with; be associated with
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

acknowledge

	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

adjacent

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	essential quality; reputation; honor

advocate

	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	complete; consummate; make perfect

albeit

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	having the ability required for a specific task

ambiguous

	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event

analogy

	adapt; regulate
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

analyse

	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
	solidify; guarantee; convince
	travel with; be associated with
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

available

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	travel with; be associated with
	plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

channel

	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	adapt; regulate
	even though; although; notwithstanding

Interactive Spelling - Check your spelling skill online

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/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/ v. Syn. recognize; admit
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Although I [___] that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them to the songs my brothers play.

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/ə'fɛkt/ v.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
The move is likely to [___] women and girls all over the world as international brands such as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement.

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/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 [___] from the government.

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/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
This [___] is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.

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/ə'prɒksɪmət/ v. Syn. approach
approach; come near
The conclusions of yours both [___] to the truth.

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/ə'veɪləb(ə)l/ a. Syn. free
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
Vaccines are [___] but are costly and only offer relatively short-term protection so the animals need regular booster vaccinations.

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/'bɛnɪfɪt/ n. Syn. welfare; gain
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
Another [___] for business is the elimination of currency risk in the Euro area - the possibility that you might lose money in cross border trade because of exchange rate movements.

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/'tʃæptə(r)/ n.
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
A new [___] in a novel is something like a new scene in a play.

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/tʃɑrt/ n. Syn. graph; diagram
graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
A fisherman's [___] may be the crucial evidence which finally help to put to rest the mystery of what happened to Roald Amundsen.

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/'sɜrkəmstəns/ n. Syn. situation; condition
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
Her heart is broken, but then a change in [___] forces them to be together every day.