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

allocate

/'æləkeɪt/ v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan
Even though the Red Cross did allocate a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.

annual

/'ænjʊəl/ a.
occurring or payable every year
It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be changed.

channel

/'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.

classic

/'klæsɪk/ n.
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
His face was like a Greek face, very pure in outline: quite a straight, classic nose; quite an Athenian mouth and chin.

clause

/klɔ:z/ n. Syn. sentence; phrase
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
Congress insisted on an exclusion clause for seventeen-year-olds.

comprise

/kəm'praɪz/ v. Syn. include
include; consist of; be composed of
If the District of Columbia were to be granted statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-one states, not just fifty.

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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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Word Meaning Matching - Test how many words you know

abstract

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

accurate

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

administrate

	majority; main part; volume; mass
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
	essential quality; reputation; honor

albeit

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	approach; entry; entrance
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
	even though; although; notwithstanding

allocate

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	assign; distribute according to plan

apparent

	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

assemble

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attach

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	express an opinion; remark

automate

	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	replace or enhance human labor with machines

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	having the ability required for a specific task
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	travel with; be associated with