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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


affect   Speak
/ə'fɛkt/ v.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
The move is likely to affect women and girls all over the world as international brands such as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement.
appreciate   Speak
/ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/ v. Syn. admire; value
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.
assist   Speak
/ə'sɪst/ v. Syn. help
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
A good way to assist is to bring entrepreneurial and business skills to them.
authority   Speak
/ɔ:'θɒrɪtɪ/ n. Syn. jurisdiction; power
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
The laws will reinforce Australia's authority to turn boats away from Australia.
complement   Speak
/'kɒmpləmənt/ v. Syn. complete; consummate
complete; consummate; make perfect
The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.
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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adjust  Speak
Exercise
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
Exercise
adapt; regulate
Exercise
fasten; annex; be in contact with
Exercise
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
aid  Speak
Exercise
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
Exercise
breakdown; failure
Exercise
assign; distribute according to plan
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
allocate  Speak
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assign; distribute according to plan
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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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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
ambiguous  Speak
Exercise
occurring or payable every year
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
replace or enhance human labor with machines
Exercise
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
analyse  Speak
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
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essential quality; reputation; honor
append  Speak
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
Exercise
occurring or payable every year
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attach; add as supplement or appendix
assess  Speak
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occurring or payable every year
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
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estimate value; judge worth of something
Exercise
breakdown; failure
attitude  Speak
Exercise
posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
Exercise
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
Exercise
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
Exercise
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
attribute  Speak
Exercise
essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
approach; come near
Exercise
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
Exercise
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
aware  Speak
Exercise
occurring or payable every year
Exercise
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
Exercise
fasten; annex; be in contact with
Exercise
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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/ə'kædəmɪ/ n.
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists


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/'æksɛs/ n. Syn. approach
approach; entry; entrance


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/ɔ:l'bi:ɪt/ ad.
even though; although; notwithstanding


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/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a.
unclear or doubtful in meaning


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


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


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/'ɔ:θə(r)/ n.
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer


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


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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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/tʃɑrt/ n. Syn. graph; diagram
graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators


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