PTE Word List for Academic and Practice

This PTE word list is for academic test takers. It does not include the most challenging PTE academic words, but you should be confident that you will pass the exam if you understand all of them. English isn’t the native language of most test-takers, so vocabulary building is complex. PTE academic words are tricky in reading tests.

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advocate

v. Syn. urge; support
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

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antibiotic

a. Syn. antibacterial
of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

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armour

n.
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

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automatic

a. Syn. automated; mechanized; involuntary
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

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bark

n. Syn. yelp; howl
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

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blink

v. Syn. wink
shut eyes briefly; wink

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bloc

n.
a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action

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bowel

n.
a part or division of intestine; interior of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver, brain

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aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election

abort

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	dividing line; border; frontier

abound

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
	defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
	be full of; be plentiful

acquire

	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acute

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

allegiance

	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

anthropology

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

auditorium

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures

authoritative

	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
	fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

blaze

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

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n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

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a. Syn. competent; proficient
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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v. Syn. gather; accumulate
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

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v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan

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v. Syn. distribute
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

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a. Syn. abundant
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

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v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

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defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

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n. Syn. properties; advantage
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

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n.
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole