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The Academic Word List (AWL) is made up of the 570 most common academic words found in academic texts. As you prepare for the test, get into the habit of learning 10 – 15 of these words every week. In this way, you will be better able to understand academic texts and express yourself in academic language.
To help you learn the words on the academic word list, we have built an Android app called Key English | IELTS Vocabulary. We have organized the vocabulary of the Academic Word List from most to least common. The app enables you to play a range of games with academic vocabulary to help you learn and remember the definitions, examples, synonyms, word-types and spelling.
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In this post we put together best list of vocabulary words for IELTS exam. Strong IELTS vocabulary is key to get a high score in your exam. Easiest way to improve your vocabulary is using synonyms for common English words. Synonym words are awesome way to get a great score in IELTS exam. These word pairs organized for reading and writing section.
You can also download IELTS Academic Wordlist at the end of this page.
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Vocabulary Words for IELTS List 1
Blameless | innocent |
Crazy | insane |
Noted | famous |
Madness | insanity |
Arrogant | haughty |
Awful | terrible |
To disclaim | to deny |
To vary | to differ |
Accurate | correct |
Sacristy | vestry |
Dreadful | terrible |
Immoderate | excessive |
Cozy | comfortable |
Garbage can | trashcan |
Perception | insight |
Warranty | guarantee |
Immediate | instant |
Mind | intellect |
Vague | indistinct |
Understandable | comprehensible |
Indisputable | undeniable |
Terror | terrorism |
Highbrow | intellectual |
Cube | dice |
Remoted | isolated |
Well timed | timely |
Gratuity | tip |
Disadvantaged | deprived |
Abundant | ample |
To misconceive | to misunderstand |
Denims | jeans |
Connect | join |
Ecstasy | joy |
Magistrate | justice of the peace |
Eager | keen |
Wise | knowing |
Crusade | campaign |
To establish | to set up |
Neutral | impartial |
Vicious | ferocious |
Interplay | interaction |
To desert | to abandon |
Touchdown | landing |
Oblique | indirect |
To accomplish | to achieve |
Hashish | cannabis |
To close | to shut |
Defective | faulty |
Mischievous | impish |
Dormant | inactive |
Idle | lazy |
Turbulent | blustering |
To disclose | to reveal |
Dally | loiter |
Isolated | lonely |
Missing | lost |
Drab | dull |
Fortunate | lucky |
Hearsay | rumor |
Mendacity | lying |
Superb | magnificent |
Leading | main |
Chiefly | mainly |
Aggressive | militant |
Noon | midday |
Vague | indistinct |
Misfortune | mishap |
Misread | misinterpret |
Deceptive | misleading |
Lacking | missing |
Jealous | envious |
Doubt | mistrust |
Wrong | mistaken |
Away | absent |
To notify | to inform |
Mannequin | model |
Dicey | risky |
Empty | drain |
Misery | distress |
Impartial | neutral |
Impartial | neutral |
To behave | to act |
Bendy | flexible |
Extra | additional |
Vocabulary List for IELTS 2
To administer | to manage |
Murderer | assassin |
To maintain | to preserve |
Mediocre | fair |
Aromatic | fragrant |
Dispute | debate |
Ambitious | aspiring |
To foretell | to predict |
To ignore | to disregard |
Virtue | advantage |
To cope | to manage |
Appreciable | considerable |
Disagreeable | unpleasant |
Rubbish | nonsense |
To bear on sth. | to affect |
Lousy | awful |
To consult | to refer to |
Cranky | cross |
Mackintosh | waterproof coat |
Pocket book | notebook |
Middleman | intermediary |
Paper money | notes |
Infamous | notorious |
Mirth | fun |
Selection | choice |
To quake | to tremble |
Today | nowadays |
Hate | loathe |
Mean | unkind |
Contaminate | defile |
Impediment | obstacle |
Construction (lit.) | interpretation |
Hostile | antagonistic |
To function | to operate |
Apparent | obvious |
Comfort | consolation |
Unstated | unspoken |
Enormous | huge, immense |
Sincere | honest |
Imperfect | faulty |
Obsolete | out of date |
Above | overhead |
Total | entire, |
Twosome | pair |
Especially | particularly |
Monotonous | boring |
To hurry | to rush |
Ardor | passion |
Gut | intestine |
Identical | duplicate |
Immodest | conceited |
Untrue | unfaithful |
Achieve | accomplish |
To annoy | to irritate, to bother |
Awkward | clumsy |
Completely | totally |
To elevate | to raise, to promote |
Insolvent | bankrupt |
To rue | to regret |
Essential | fundamental |
Peaceable | peaceful |
Nightfall | dusk |
Handsome | good |
Stupid | dense |
Zenith | peak |
Vacant | empty |
Fragrance | perfume |
Maybe | perhaps, possibly |
Aid | help, assist |
Bad (not good) | poor, naughty |
Magician | conjurer |
Unfortunate | unlucky |
Gravestone | headstone |
Housebreaking | burglary |
To grab | to seize |
Refrain | chorus |
To disappear | to vanish |
Painting | portray |
Adjourn | postpone |
Instructions | directions |
Momentous | powerful |
Priority | precedence |
Stationary | fixed |
Praise | compliment |
Insufferable | unbearable |
Previous | preceding |
Exactly | precisely |
Mistrust | distrust |
Early | premature |
Untimely | premature |
Antagonize | provoke |
Citation | quotation |
Naughty | disobedient |
Cheesy | corny, tacky |
Huge | vast |
Hole | gap |
Magnify | expand |
Lethal | deadly |
Immune | exempt |
Mourn | grieve |
Ban | forbid |
Infrequent | rare |
Spontaneous | automatic |
To cite | to quote |
Uncooked | raw |
Arrive | reach, come |
Dark | dismal |
Unlawful | illegal |
Knowingly | deliberately |
Moderately | reasonably |
Insurgent | rebel |
Uprising | rebellion |
Clerk | receptionist |
Miserable | depressing |
Curative | healing |
Equity | fairness |
Immature | inexperienced |
Artful | crafty |
Practically | virtually |
Conscious | aware |
To arrive | to reach |
Apparent | evident |
Crook | criminal |
Unvoiced | voiceless |
Vocabulary Words for IELTS List 3
Negligent | inattentive |
To differentiate | to distinguish |
Inferior | substandard |
Win | succeed |
Hold | grasp |
To nominate | to appoint |
To near | to approach |
To impact | to affect |
Charter | constitution |
Eccentric | unusual |
Consecutive | successive |
Morose | sullen |
Disagree | differ |
Invoice | bill |
To withstand | to resist |
Insupportable | intolerable |
Meeting | assembly |
To convey | to communicate |
To denationalize | to privatize |
Abstract | summary |
Attractive | appealing |
Illiberal | intolerant |
To overhaul | to overtake |
Anyway | besides |
To respond | to reply |
Precis | summary |
Dry | arid |
To minimize | to play down |
Satisfied | convinced |
Vain | useless |
To conform | to comply |
Conflict | clash |
Twister | tornado |
To float | to drift |
Instinct | intuition |
To admit | to confess |
To intensify | to heighten |
Intriguing | fascinating |
Moderate | lenient |
Minor | lesser |
To infect | to contaminate |
To vacuum | to hoover |
Removable | detachable |
Sundown | sunset |
Joy | delight |
Encourage | support |
Class | lesson, course |
To vanquish | to conquer |
Turmoil | disturbance |
To transform | to convert |
To deprave | to corrupt |
To chop | to cut |
To diminish | to decrease |
To involve | to entail |
To magnify | to exaggerate |
Constancy | fidelity |
Ornament | decoration |
Diminish | curtail |
Nugatory | worthless |
Revolting | disgusting |
Torpid | lethargic |
Prompt | immediate |
To operate | to function |
Vast | huge |
To inspect | to examine |
To collect | to gather |
Impetuous | reckless |
To receive | to get |
Beneficent | generous |
Nameless | anonymous |
To confuse | to mix up |
Overseas | abroad |
To deduce | to infer |
High | elevated |
Convalesce | recover |
Outside | external |
To renounce | to give up |
More and more | increasingly |
To grouse | to grumble |
To assure | to guarantee |
Advocate | support |
Coiffure | hairstyle |
Forehead | brow |
Discount | reduction |
To appear | to seem |
Except | apart from |
To survive | to outlive |
Migrant | drifting |
Dead | lifeless |
Notwithstanding | however |
A native | a local |
To visualize | to imagine |
Informal | casual |
To begin | to start |
Infuriate | enrage |
Animated | lively |
Chorus | refrain |
Necessary | essential |
Provided | if |
Remorse | regret |
Domesticate | cultivate |
Steady | regular |
Testament | testimony |
If | whether |
Applicable | relevant |
Difficult | hard |
Trustworthy | reliable |
Mend | repair |
Moral | ethical |
Nobility | the aristocracy |
Repute | reputation |
Abbreviate | condense |
Unhurt | unharmed |
Imperative | crucial |
Dilute | weaken, thin |
Prosperous | affluent |
To fabricate | to manufacture |
Reasonable | fair |
Idler | loafer |
Mandatory | required |
Suppress | restrain |
Dossier | file |
Lucid | clear |
Complete | total |
Diverse | distinct |
Backside | behind, bottom |
To answer | to reply |
Home | domestic |
Matters | things |
Correct | right |
Brow | forehead |
Remainder | the rest |
Object | thing |
Hermetic | airtight |
To learn | to memorize |
Considerate | thoughtful |
Considerate | thoughtful |
Urgent | important |
Inconsiderate | thoughtless |
Silly | foolish |
IELTS Words with Meaning List 4
Words | Meanings |
To evaluate | to assess |
Substantially | considerably |
Dangerous | unsafe |
Hall | corridor |
French dressing | vinaigrette |
To explode | to blow up |
To collapse | to break down |
To accumulate | to build up |
Livid | furious |
Remark | comment |
Vibrate | tremble |
Inflexible | rigid |
To select | to choose |
Spotlight | highlight |
To illuminate | to clarify; to light up |
Disaster | catastrophe |
To encounter | to come across |
To emphasize | to stress |
Innocent | harmless |
Undeniable | indisputable |
Humiliate | embarrass |
Beautiful | attractive |
To impeach | to question |
Bloodless | cold |
Hard | tough |
Dubious | doubtful |
Reliable | dependable |
Material | fabric |
Infantile | childish |
To imagine | to suppose, to assume |
Clever | intelligent |
Deliberately | intentionally |
Last | final |
Brave | courageous |
Winery | vineyard |
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IELTS Academic word list. A worksheet to enhance vocabulary to improve speaking, writing and reading skills
IELTS Academic word list
Vocabulary plays an important role in everyone’s life and with this PDF we would like to help you enhance your vocabulary to improve speaking and writing skills.
Vocabulary is equally important for reading and writing. By knowing a lot of prevalent words you will understand the reading texts better. Moreover, vocabulary is one of the four marking criteria used to assess you IELTS writing. So one of the secrets of a successful essay is a broad range of vocabulary.
Simply memorizing the words is not enough: you need to know how to adopt the words in your writing.
In this PDF you will find several topics . These words will help you write about the topic or talk about it in the test.
Here is the word list:
List 1
Words 1-10 | Words 11-20 | Words 21-30 | Words 31-40 | Words 41-50 |
achieve administration affect analysis approach appropriate area aspects assistance assume |
authority available benefit category community complex concerning conclusion conduct consequence |
consistent constitutional consumer context create culture data definition destructive discovery |
distinction economic element environment error equation establish estimate evaluation evidence |
factors feature final financial focus function global identify impact income |
Words 51-60 | Words 61-70 | Words 71-80 | Words 81-90 | Words 91-100 |
indicate individual injury investment involve issue item legal maintenance major |
media method modern normal obtain restrict occur participation percent period |
policy positive potential previous primary process purchase range recent region |
regulations relevant require research resident resources response sector security significant |
similar solution source specific strategy structure theory threat traditional transport |
List 2
Words 1-10 | Words 11-20 | Words 21-30 | Words 31-40 | Words 41-50 |
access activity alter alternative amendment annual apparent application approximate artificial |
attitude aware capacity challenge circumstance comment communication concentration conflict considerable |
constant contact contribution core correspond criteria cycle debate decline deduction |
demonstrate despite dimension domestic dominant emerge emphasis enable energy enforcement |
ensure equivalent evolution exclude exposure external facilitate fundamental funds generation |
Words 51-60 | Words 61-70 | Words 71-80 | Words 81-90 | Words 91-100 |
hence hypothesis illustrate image immigration implement initial integration layer legislation |
location logic marginal maximum mechanism medical mental modification negative network |
occupation option orientation outcome overall parallel perspective philosophy precise predict |
project promote proportion psychology reaction remove resolution specify stability subsequent |
sufficient summary supply task technique technology transition trend version volume |
List 3
Words 1-10 | Words 11-20 | Words 21-30 | Words 31-40 | Words 41-50 |
abstract accurate acknowledge adaptation adequate adjust adult advocate aid attribute |
author brief capable civil classical comprehensive contrary coordination couple decades |
definite deny discrimination disposal diversity domain dynamic eliminate equipment estate |
exceed expansion expert fees flexibility foundation gender global grade guarantee |
identical ignorance imply incentive incorporated index infrastructure inhibition innovation instance |
Words 51-60 | Words 61-70 | Words 71-80 | Words 81-90 | Words 91-100 |
instruction intelligence interact interval investigation isolated justification lecture liberal migration |
minimum monitoring motivation neutral obvious overseas parameter phenomenon prohibit publish |
pursue rational recovery reject release reveal role satisfy scope sequence |
simulation solely somewhat status stress style substitution successive survey survive |
sustainable symbolic topic trace transformation ultimate underline unique utility visible |
List 4
Words 1-10 | Words 11-20 | Words 21-30 | Words 31-40 | Words 41-50 |
accommodation accompany advance analogous anticipate appendix appreciate arbitrary assure automatically |
behalf bias cease chart clarity coherence coincide commodity confirm contemporary |
contradict controversy conversely cooperate crucial currency denote detect deviation device |
devote differentiation diminish displacement display distorted dramatic duration ethical eventually |
exhibit explicit exploitation extract federal fluctuations format founded guidelines highlighted |
Words 51-60 | Words 61-70 | Words 71-80 | Words 81-90 | Words 91-100 |
implicit incompatible induce inevitably inherent intensity intermediate internal manual mature |
medium military mutual norms notion nuclear objective paragraph passive perceive |
portion precede predominantly priority prospect qualitative radical random reinforce relax |
revision revolution scenario schedule sphere suspended target team temporary tension |
theme thereby uniform validity vehicle via violation virtual vision widespread |
List 5
Words 1-10 | Words 11-20 | Words 21-30 | Words 31-40 | Words 41-50 |
abandon abate abrupt accumulation acquisition adjacent aggregate albeit ambiguous ancestor |
assembly assessment assign attain avert coal collapse colleagues combat commit |
compile complement comprise conceive concurrent confined conform confuse consciousness convinced |
creditable deceive depression derive distribution divergent doubt drastic election empirical |
encounter enhance enormous entirely entrepreneur erosion forbearance forthcoming frustration goal |
Words 51-60 | Words 61-70 | Words 71-80 | Words 81-90 | Words 91-100 |
homogenous inclination indulge infer initiative insight inspection integral intervention intrinsic |
invoke justify likewise link manage manipulation merge nonetheless notwithstanding odd |
ongoing overlap persistent pose possess preliminary presumption ratio refine relate |
reluctant restore restraint rigid route sacrifice scale so-called straightforward subordinate |
substantiate supplementary sympathy termination transmission undergo unify vital voluntary whereby |
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The Academic World List was created by Averil Coxhead at Victoria University of Wellington,New Zealand. The AWL contains 570 words and is grouped into 10 sub-lists to aid in study and indicate level of frequency. Words in groups 1-5 are more common and appear more frequently than the words in groups 6-10. We have provided each sub-list as a free download so students can learn the words quickly without being distracted by longer lists. Enjoy this free resources and share it with your friends.
Academic Word List — Group 6
The sixth group of words in the Academic Word List. The AWL is a list of over 500 words that are likely to appear in academic settings such as classrooms and text books. The list is also helpful for those who are preparing for high level English exam like…
Academic Word List — Group 7
The 7th group of words in the Academic Word List. Improve your vocabulary with the words you need and perform well in high level English exams like the IELTS by learning these words.
Academic Word List — Group 3
The third group of words 120-180, from the Academic Word List. A list of words created to help learners of English master the vocabulary they are most likely to encounter in an Academic setting or a high level exam like the IELTS.
Academic Word List — Group 9
The 9th installment of the Academic Word List. Strengthen you word power with this essential list of words that appear frequently in academic settings and high level exams like the IELTS.
Academic Word List — Group 2
Group 2, words 61-119, of the Academic Word List. Practice these words likely to be encountered in academic readings and high level exams.
Academic Word List — Group 5
The fifth installment of the Academic Word List. This list contains more than 500 words that are likely to appear in academic situations and are helpful for those preparing for high level English exams such as the IELTS.
Academic Word List — Group 8
The eighth group of words in the Academic Word List containing words 421-480. Great vocabulary for IELTS, TOFEL and GRE.
Academic Word List — Group 10
The tenth and final section of the Academic Word List. Free Download of the list to help you practice.
Academic Word List — Group 4
Group 4 of the Academic Word List including words 181-240. The AWL is a list words created to help students succeed in an academic setting or prepare for high level English exam like the IELTS.
Academic Word List — Group 1
Group 1 of the Academic Word list. Includes online practice and a downloadable list of all 60 words in group 1.