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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


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.
allocate   Speak
/'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.
brief   Speak
/bri:f/ a.
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
When my brief career as a pop star ended, I found I had done fairly well.
capacity   Speak
/kə'pæsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. volume; ability; capability
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.
challenge   Speak
/'tʃælɪndʒ/ v.
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round.
coincide   Speak
/koʊɪn'saɪd/ v. Syn. correspond
occur at the same time as; correspond
To coincide with World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization and UN AIDS are launching a campaign to treat three million HIV sufferers by the year 2005.
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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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academy  Speak
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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attach; add as supplement or appendix
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
accurate  Speak
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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complete; consummate; make perfect
adjust  Speak
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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adapt; regulate
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
amend  Speak
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
annual  Speak
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occurring or payable every year
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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complete; consummate; make perfect
approximate  Speak
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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approach; come near
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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complete; consummate; make perfect
area  Speak
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estimate value; judge worth of something
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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reckon; make mathematical calculation
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send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
aspect  Speak
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distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
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approach; entry; entrance
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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occur at the same time as; correspond
attain  Speak
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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achieve or accomplish; gain
authority  Speak
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fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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approach; entry; entrance
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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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/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a.
unclear or doubtful in meaning


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/ə'mɛnd/ v. Syn. correct; improve
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors


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/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity


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/ə'proʊprɪət/ v. Syn. acquire; allocate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


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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'trɪbju:t/ n. Syn. trait
essential quality; reputation; honor


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/'baɪəs/ n. Syn. prejudice; preference
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way


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/bɒnd/ n. Syn. link; tie; connection
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty


Spelling Word: bond