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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


achieve   Speak
/ə'tʃi:v/ v. Syn. accomplish; fulfill
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
Water, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity, require the world's scientific community to come up with the means to achieve sustainable development.
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.
approach   Speak
/ə'proʊtʃ/ n. Syn. access; method
access; method
Faced with an increasingly competitive jobs market and frequent bad publicity over pay and conditions, the army is getting ever more sophisticated and corporate in its approach to recruitment.
civil   Speak
/'sɪv(ə)l/ a. Syn. civic
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
Although Internal Revenue Service agents are civil servants, they are not always courteous to suspected tax cheats.
coherent   Speak
/koʊ'hɪərənt/ a. Syn. adhesive; cohesive
adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
If the EU is to form any kind of coherent common foreign policy, it needs France and Britain singing from the same song sheet.
compatible   Speak
/kəm'pætɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. harmonious
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.
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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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adjacent  Speak
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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fellow worker; associate; co-worker
advocate  Speak
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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complete; consummate; make perfect
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
albeit  Speak
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even though; although; notwithstanding
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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travel with; be associated with
approach  Speak
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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access; method
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
area  Speak
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
assure  Speak
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complete; consummate; make perfect
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solidify; guarantee; convince
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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breakdown; failure
attach  Speak
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
author  Speak
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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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approach; come near
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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complete; consummate; make perfect
behalf  Speak
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occur at the same time as; correspond
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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access; method
bond  Speak
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occur at the same time as; correspond
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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/'æksɛs/ n. Syn. approach
approach; entry; entrance


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/ə'kju:mjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. collect
pile up; collect; mount up; increase


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


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


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


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


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


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/'tʃæn(ə)l/ n.
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access


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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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